Apricot Hazelnut Biscotti

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temp (2 oz)
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons grated orange peel (use organic if possible)
• 1/2 cup toasted, skinned hazelnuts, chopped roughly
• 1 1/4 cups white flour (135g)
• 7/8 cup stone ground whole wheat flour (120g)
• 1/8 cup cornmeal (18g)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/3 cup dried apricots, chopped into 1/2-inch chunks

1. In a medium bowl, cream butter and sugar with wooden spoon or electric mixer until smooth and light.
2. Add in eggs, vanilla extract, orange zest, beat until combined.
3. Stir in hazelnuts.
4. Sift dry ingredients into a large bowl: flours, cornmeal, baking powder, salt and nutmeg. Whisk a few times to completely combine. Add in chopped dried apricots and toss to coat with the dry ingredients.
5. Add the wet ingredients into the dry. Stir to combine, until it holds together as a dough.
6. Use your hands to gather dough into a log about a foot long. Press it onto a buttered baking sheet to make it about 4 inches wide and 14 inches long.
7. Bake at 350F for 25 minutes, or until the dough is puffed and firm, just starting to get golden brown on top.
8. Transfer the log to a cutting board, when it is cool enough to handle.
9. Using a large knife (a serrated bread knife or sharp chef's knife works well) and a gentle sawing motion, cut on a slight diagonal (working from short end to short end) to create 3/4-inch thick slices, about 20-24. Lay these on their cut sides on a baking sheet and put them back in the oven to toast.
10. Flip each cookie after about 5 minutes, toast 5-10 minutes more. Your goal is a golden brown toast on both sides.
11. Remove from the oven, cool on a wire rack.
12. Awesome optional step: dip half the cookie in melted tempered chocolate, let chocolate harden. This makes the cookies look really professional.

white sugar, eggs, vanilla, orange peel, hazelnuts, white flour, stone ground, cornmeal, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, dried apricots

Taken from food52.com/recipes/9630-apricot-hazelnut-biscotti (may not work)