TRIPLE THREAT GINGER NUT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F; line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, ground ginger, salt and pepper. Sift onto a piece of wax paper. Set aside.
• Cream the butter and sugar at medium speed, about 1 minute, or until well-blended.
• Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping the sides as necessary.
• Add the fresh ginger and vanilla extract. At low speed, add the flour mixture, mixing just until blended.
• Stir in the uncrystallized ginger and nuts and mix until combined.
• Scrape the dough out onto the parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Moisten your hands with water and shape the dough into a 12-inch log with inch-high sides.
• Round the ends or taper them as best as you can.
• Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake for 35 minutes or until the log is starting to brown.
• Remove the sheet from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 300°F.
• Loosen the log from the parchment onto a chopping board. With a serrated (bread) knife, cut the log on the diagonal, making each piece about an inch thick.
• Arrange the slices cut side down on the same parchment-lined baking sheet, about ½-inch apart from one another.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until the biscotti are dry and beginning to color around the edges.
• Let cool 5 minutes on the sheet and then transfer to a wire rack.