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Orange Almond Biscotti

Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine Italian
Keyword biscotti, orange almond biscotti
Prep Time 1 hour
Resting time 30 minutes
Servings 16 pieces

Ingredients

  • 1-1/4 c. all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 c. white sugar
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/3 c. chopped almonds
  • 1 large orange zested

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Grease a cookie sheet.
  2. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.  Beat in the eggs and mix in the orange zest and almonds.  Knead by hand, or in a standing mixer, until the mixture is thoroughly combined (the dough will be quite sticky).

  3. Pat onto greased or parchment lined cookie sheets with flour dusted hands, or a bit of grease on your hands (just to keep it from sticking to your fingers too much). Pat into a log about 10"x4".

  4. Bake for 25 minutes or until done. Cool on wire racks.

  5. Once the loaves are cool, cut into 1" slices and place, cut side down, onto an ungreased or parchment lined cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes.

  6. Remove from the oven, flip the pieces over, and bake again, 10-15 minutes more, or until golden brown.  Cool on wire racks.

Recipe Notes

Variation:

Juice the orange and make a glaze to drizzle the finished cookies. A simple glaze can be made by mixing 1 cup of icing sugar with 1-1/2 Tbsp of fresh orange juice until smooth.