Recipe - Biscotti 2

3 cup Flour
1/8 teaspoon Salt
2 teaspoon Almond or anise extract
1 cup Sugar
2 One half teaspoon Baking powder
3 lg Eggs
2/3 cup Butter or margarine
One half teaspoon Lemon peel

Preheat oven to 375 F. Grease a large baking sheet and set aside.
Thoroughly stir together flour, baking powder,salt and lemon peel. In large
bowl, combine butter and sugar and beat until well blended. Add eggs and
extract and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in half the dry ingredients.
Stir in remaining dry ingreients with wooden spoon. Divide dough in half.
Shape each half into a smooth, evenly shaped log, about 12 inches
long.(place in wax paper and roll back and forth to make it easy). Unroll
onto baking sheet, spacing them as far apart as possible. Press down logs
to flatten slightly . Place in the center of the oven and bake for 25
minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from oven and let cool, then cut
logs into One half inch slices,using a sharp knife. Lay slices flat on baking
sheet, return to oven and toast 57 minutes. Turn slices o ver and bake 45
minutes longer on second side.(the longer the baking time, the crisper the
biscotti) Remove from oven onto wire racks to cool. Store in airtight
container for up to 2 weeks. Can be frozen. Posted on *Prodigy's Food and
Wine Bulletin Board by Marie Arico (CWJS00A) and formatted by GNFK05B.
Posted to EATL Digest 22 October 96

Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 11:32:40 0500

From: Connie Anderson connie@USA.NET