1 c Sugar
3 lg Eggs
1/3 c Oil
1/4 c Water
3 c Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
2 ts Baking Powder
2 ts Cinnamon
1 ts Ground Cloves
3/4 c Almonds, Chopped Or Sliced
3/4 c Filbert Nuts (Hazelnuts),
-Chopped Or Sliced
Rind Of 1 Orange, Grated
1 tb Sugar
Yield: 5 To 6 Dozen Biscotti
Beat 2 of the eggs and add the sugar and oil, beating to blend well.
Add the water. Sift the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and cloves
together, blending well. Mix into the creamed mixture. Stir in the
nuts and orange rind, blending well. Divide the dough into 6 parts.
Roll each part, on a floured board, and shape into a loaf. Press each
loaf a little. Place the loaves on a large cookie sheet. Beat the
remaining egg and brush it on top of the loaves and sprinkle with the
sugar. Bake in a preheated 350 Degree F. oven for 25 minutes or until
lightly browned. Remove the loaves and cool slightly. Cut each loaf
diagonally into biscuits.
From The Wellesley Cookie Exchange Cookbook by Susan Mahnke Peery
Yields
6 Servings