Dried Cranberry and White Chip Biscotti

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2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

1 ½ cups sugar

½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

2 large eggs

½ teaspoon almond extract

1 ½ cups dried cranberries (about 6 ounces)

1 egg white

6 ounces white baking chips

Preheat oven to 350F. Line heavy large baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in medium bowl; whisk to blend. Using electric mixer, beat sugar, butter, 2 eggs and almond extract in large bowl until well blended. 

And relish that relaxing white noise.

Mix in flour mixture, then dried cranberries. Divide dough in half. Using floured hands, shape each piece into 2 1/2-inch-wide, 9 ½-inch-long, 1-inch-high log. Transfer both logs to prepared baking sheet, spacing evenly. Whisk egg white in small bowl until foamy; brush egg white glaze on top and sides of each log. 

It turned out that I didn't have as much craisins as I thought I did, so I (scandal) supplemented with regular raisins.

Bake logs until golden brown (logs with spread), about 35 minutes. Cool completely on sheet on rack. Maintain oven temperature. Transfer logs to work surface. Discard parchment. Using serrated knife, cut logs on diagonal into ½-inch-wide slices. Arrange slices, cut side down, on same sheet. Bake 10 minutes; turn biscotti over. Bake until just beginning to color, about 5 minutes. Transfer biscotti to rack.

Three cheers for beautiful food!

Stir white baking chips in top of double boiler over simmering water until smooth. Remove from over water. Using fork, drizzle white baking chips over biscotti. Let stand until baking chips set, about 30 minutes. (Can be made 1 week ahead. Freeze in airtight container. Thaw at room temperature.)

My Rating: 4/5 "I adored the flavor of these. Almond? White chocolate? Together?! What an amazing idea. My only complaint was that they were a little crumbly and I had a hard time getting some of them to stay together during the transfer from the pan to the rack. If I knew how to fix that, these would be pretty much perfect."