Soft Cinnamon Raisin Banana Biscotti With A Crunch - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 1/8 cups all-purpose flour
    1/3 cup white sugar
    1/2 teaspoon baking powder
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
    1/2 cup raisins
    1 banana, ripe and mashed
    2 teaspoons vegetable oil
    1/2 teaspoon vanilla
    2 large eggs (one for baking one for white-wash)
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
    Grease cookie sheet very lightly.
    Sift all-purpose flour and baking powder into large mixing bowl. Then stir in sugar, salt, and cinnamon.
    In a separate mixing bowl, combine banana, vegetable oil, vanilla, and one egg.
    Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients; mix well with a hand or cookie mixer.
    Fold in raisins.
    On a floured board, scoop mixture onto it and lightly knead.
    Form a 7-8\" log onto lightly greased baking sheet. Pat down to 1/2 thickness.
    Bake at 350\u00b0F for 25 minutes.
    Turn oven down to 250\u00b0F.
    Remove log from sheet and let cool for 10 minutes.
    In a small bowl, mix together one egg and a bit of water for white-wash, mix.
    Cut biscotti into 1/2-1\" pieces, lightly and thinly brush top and centers with white-wash.
    Turn biscotti on their sides and bake at 250\u00b0F for 15 minutes.
    Let cool for 20 minutes.

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