Recipe - Bills Biscotti

1 cup Butter or margarine;
softened, (2 sticks)
1 One half cup Sugar
4 lg Eggs
1 tablespoon Anise extract
1 tablespoon Amaretto; more to taste
5 cup Flour
1 tablespoon Baking powder
One half teaspoon Salt
2 teaspoon Orange peel; grated

Heat oven to 375F.

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar; add eggs, amaretto and extract and
beat until light and fluffy.

Mix together remaining ingredients and gradually incorporate into liquid
mixture, initially with mixer and finally by hand. Dough will be sticky.

Place half of dough on oiled waxedpaper and roll into a log; unwrap on to
lightly oiled baking sheet; vegetable spray works well for oiling both
waxedpaper and baking sheet. Repeat with other half of dough. Final
shaping can be done with an oiled spatula; rolls will tend to flatten. Bake
until lightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes.

Remove from oven and cool 10 minutes. Slice logs diagonally about One half inch
thick. Place slices on baking sheets and return to oven, baking for 10
minutes at 300F; turn pieces and bake an additional 10 minutes.

For extra dry and crisp cookies, turn off heat and leave in oven until
cooled.

Freezes well.

Recipe by: Bill Hatcher bhatcher@gc.net

Posted to MCRecipe Digest by Carol & Bob Floyd c.floyd@arnprior.com on
Marcy,, h 16, 1998