Banana Biscotti

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 ripe banana, mashed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups post selects banana nut crunch cereal, crushed
• 1 ounce square baker's semi-sweet chocolate

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325ºf. mix flour, baking powder and salt until well blended; set aside. beat sugar and margarine in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. add eggs, bananas and vanilla; beat until well blended. gradually add flour mixture, mixing until well blended after each addition. stir in crushed cereal.
• 2 divide dough in half with floured hands; place on lightly floured surface. roll each half into 14x2-inch log. place, 2 inches apart, on nonstick baking sheet.
• 3 bake 25 to 30 minute or until lightly browned. remove from baking sheet to wire rack; cool 5 minute transfer to cutting board. use serrated knife to diagonally cut each log into 12 slices. place, cut-sides up and 1/2 inch apart, on same baking sheet. bake an additional 12 to 15 minute or until slightly dry. remove to wire racks; cool completely. melt chocolate as directed on package; drizzle over biscotti. let stand until chocolate is firm. store in tightly covered container at room temperature.
• 4 jazz it up: mix 1 cup powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons orange juice until well blended. drizzle over cooled biscotti. let stand until glaze is firm.
• 5 cranberry breakfast biscotti: prepare biscotti as directed, omitting the banana, increasing the sugar to 3/4 cup and using post cranberry almond crunch cereal.