Gluten Free Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti Recipe
Updated May 22, 2020, Published Dec 10, 2011
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You know I used to think I would never make biscotti; I thought it was complicated. Boy was I wrong! Here is my favorite gluten free biscotti recipe for this time of year – studded with red and green in the form of dried cranberries and pistachios.
I don’t like my biscotti too, too dry like a cracker. I like it to have plenty of crunch but not be totally dried through. These are perfect to my way of thinking. According to my hubby, they have the exact right amount of dunk factor – they soak up the coffee (or wine if you rather) without falling apart. High praise indeed!
These biscotti are not just gluten free but dairy and refined sugar free as well. They make great gifts, are good to have on hand for when people stop by and, just FYI, are pretty terrific for breakfast!
Gluten Free Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups pastry quality gluten free flour blend with xanthan gum, - (if no xanthan gum in your flour blend add 2 teaspoons)*
- ½ teaspoon kosher or fine sea salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ½ cup agave
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- Zest and juice of 1 lemon, - zest finely grated
- 1 ½ cups roasted, - salted pistachios (if your pistachios are unsalted increase salt to 1 teaspoon)
- 1 cup dried cranberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- Put the flour, salt and baking powder in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Mix on low to combine. Add the eggs, olive oil, agave, vanilla, lemon zest and juice. Start the mixer on low then turn it up to medium and mix the ingredients, scraping down the sides of the bowl once. Stir in the pistachios and cranberries. Divide the dough evenly putting half on each of the prepared baking sheets and, with wet hands, shape into logs or ovals about 9 by 3 inches. Bake for 30 minutes or until the dough feels firm to the touch and is lightly browned. Remove from oven, increase the temperature to 350 degrees and cover each log with a doubled over tea towel. Let sit for 10 minutes.
- Remove the logs from the baking sheets to a cutting board and using a thin, sharp knife or serrated knife, cut the biscotti into ½ inch pieces on the diagonal. Place the biscotti back on the baking sheets and bake for 10 minutes or until golden browned.
- Store in an airtight container - especially important if you are in a humid climate.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Please clarify: Remove from oven, increase the temperature to 350 degrees and cover each log with a doubled over tea towel. Let sit for 10 minutes.
Should they be placed back in the over at 350 or left on the counter covered for 10 minutes?
Is the upped temperature to 350 degrees for later when they are baked again?
Hi Gwen,
You cover them and let them sit (on the counter) for 10 minutes. Then, you move to the step of cutting them and placing them back on the baking sheet to finish baking (at the 350 temperature).
It did not hold together for me. I got crumbles like granola.