Gingered Fig Biscotti

Submitted by: Sharon

Recipe Ingredients:
1/2 cup Butter (softened)
1 cup Sugar
1 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
2 Eggs
1 1/2 cup Whole Wheat Flour
1 cup All Purpose Flour
1 cup Diced Dried Figs
1/2 cup Pine Nuts (Toasted*)
1 tbsp Fresh Ginger OR
1-2 tbsp crystallized ginger (diced fine)
1 Egg White (slightly beaten)
Coarse Sugar

Cooking Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease a cookie sheet. Beat butter in a large mixing bowl with electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add 1 cup sugar, baking powder and salt. Beat until combined scraping bowl sides as needed. Beat in whole eggs.
2. Beat in as much whole wheat and all purpose flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining flours, dried figs, pine nuts and ginger.
3. Divide dough in half. Shape each portion into a 9 inch long roll. Place rolls on cookie sheet, 5" apart. Flatten slightly to 2 1/2" wide. Brush with egg white, sprinkle with coarse sugar.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted near centers come out clean. Cool on cookie sheet for 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325 F. Carefully cut each roll diagonally into 1/2" thick slices with a serrated knife. Place slices, cut sides down on cookie sheet. Bake in 325 oven for 10 minutes; turn slices over and bake for 10-12 minutes more, until dry and crisp. Transfer to racks and let cool.
5. To toast pine nuts: Spread in single layer on cookie sheet and bake in preheated 350 oven for 5 minutes or until slightly golden brown. Stir once or twice. Cool completely.
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