My Story in Recipes
  • Recipe Index
  • Blog Posts
  • My Story
  • Connect

Cranberry Orange Biscotti

12/21/2013

0 Comments

 
Picture
I think December should be declared national coffee month.  Even for a non caffeine drinker like myself, coffee is what I crave in the month of December.  Sometimes, I just want to wrap my cold hands around a mug of steaming hot coffee simply for warmth.  It's also the month that I want to curl up in front of the fire with a cup of coffee and watch a movie.  (Honestly, that RARELY happens in December but I can dream can't I?)  

What goes better with a warm cup of coffee on a cold winter day than a crunchy biscotti?  Give me a sweet biscotti and a cup of coffee in the afternoon and I am a happy girl.

I found this recipe for Cranberry Orange biscotti on bakerbynature.com.  I'm always trying new biscotti recipes and this one sounded like it would be perfect for Christmas morning.  
Picture
Picture
Cranberry Orange Biscotti
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons orange zest
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 large eggs, at room temperature
2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup sweetened or unsweetened dried cranberries
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.  In a small bowl combine the sugar with the orange zest.
Add the sugar to the body of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat on medium speed with the butter, salt, and vanilla until mixture is smooth and creamy.
Picture
Picture
Beat in the eggs.
Lower the mixer speed, and add the flour and baking powder, mix just until smooth.
Picture
Picture



​​Stir in the cranberries.
Picture
Transfer the dough to the prepared baking sheet, and shape it into a rough log about 16 inches long. It will be about 2 1/2 inches wide and about 1 inch thick.
Bake the dough at 350 for 25 minutes. Remove it from the oven and let cool on the pan.
Picture
Picture
Reduce the oven temperature to 325°F. Cut the biscotti into 1/2- to 3/4-inch slices.
Picture
Picture
​Place the biscotti upright on the prepared baking sheet, and bake for another 25 minutes.
Remove from the oven and transfer cookies to a rack to cool completely.
Picture
Picture
​Get your coffee pots ready folks - these biscotti are just begging to be dunked.
Picture
Picture
​As always, biscotti are freezable so if for some weird reason they don't get eaten for Christmas, you can always them away for a cold January day.  

Ciao!
Click here for a printable version of this recipe
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Like my page on facebook.

    Follow me on Instagram


    Follow Me on Pinterest

    Categories

    All
    30 Minute Meals
    30-minute-meals
    Big Green Egg Recipes
    Chocolate
    Christmas Classics
    Comfort Foods
    Crock Pot Meals
    Fall Favorites
    Healthy-choices
    Healthy-choices
    My Favorites
    Springtime Treats
    St Patrick's Day Goodies
    Summertime Specialties
    Thanksgiving Classics
    Valentine Treats
    Vegetarian
    Winter Warm Ups

    Archives

    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011

  • Recipe Index
  • Blog Posts
  • My Story
  • Connect