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Scrumptious Biscotti

List of Ingredients

2 1/4 cups flour
1 1/4 cups sugar
pinch of salt
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1 Tbsp. oil
1/4 tsp. almond extract
2 tsp. backing powder


Recipe

Preheat oven to 350 F.
Grease and flour cookie sheet
In a large bowl, sift the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Make a well in the center of mixture; add the remaining ingredients and mix well. divide the dough in half. Shape each half into long bricks (1-inch high x 8 inches long). Bake 30-35 minutes or until brown on top. Remove from oven and cool slightly. Cut into 3/4 inch slices. Return to oven with cut side down for 15 minutes or until slices are brown. Remove from oven and cool o rack.

Variations...

add 1/2 cup of chocolate chips, pecans, espresso beans (ground or whole), pistachio nuts, or almonds [make sure the nuts are roasted beforehand]

give it zing! and add orange zest (finely grated from 1 orange), lemon zest (ditto), dried cranberries

make it very chocolately and add 1/4 cup of cocoa powder

cover with or dip in choclate