Cherry, Pistachio, and White Chocolate Biscotti

Ingredients:

3 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
3 eggs
2 tablespoons olive oil
Juice of 1/2 orange
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup raw pistachios or sliced almonds or half and half
1 cup dried cherries or cranberries
(optional) 3/4 cup of white chocolate chunks

Preparation:

Preheat oven the 350. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silpat.  In a large bowl, whisk together the flours, baking powder, and salt. In a medium bowl, whisk together the sugar, eggs, oil, and orange juice. Stir the sugar mixture into the flour mixture, add the nuts and dried cherries; mix with your hands.

Shape the the dough to 3-4″ wide loafs, about 8-10″ long  and place on the cookie sheets. Bake for 25 minutes, remove and cool for 2-3 minutes before cutting the loaves into 1/2″ wide slices. Return to the baking sheets and pop back in the oven for 5 minutes to crisp. Enjoy with tea and a good book.