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Biscotti Serves 12 ½ cup whole almonds ⁄ cup butter ¾ cup sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla ¼ teaspoon almond extract 2 teaspoons grated orange zest 2¼ cups flour 1½ teaspoons baking powder 1 8 ⁄ teaspoon nutmeg ¼ teaspoon salt 1 3
Bake nuts in 325-degree oven until golden brown, about 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool. In mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, vanilla, almond extract, and orange zest. In separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, nutmeg and salt. Add to creamed mixture, mixing until blended. Cut almonds into halves and fold in. Divide dough in half. Place on greased baking sheet and form two logs about ½ inch thick, 1½ inches wide and 12 inches long, spacing them about 2 inches apart. Bake in middle of 325-degree oven for 25 minutes or until golden brown.Transfer to rack and cool for about five minutes. Place on cutting board. With a serrated knife slice diagonally at a 45 degree angle about ½ inch wide. Lay slices flat on baking sheet and return to oven for 10 minutes. Turn them once to dry slightly. Lilyan Miller
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