Ingredients
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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
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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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