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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

 

 

 


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