Orange Walnut Biscotti

These have a wonderful orange scent as they bake, and they taste just as good!

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Yields: 36 biscotti

Ingredients

• 3 2⁄3 cups flour
• 1 1⁄3 cups sugar
• 1  cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 1  orange, zest of
• 1⁄2 lemon, zest of
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 2  eggs
• 1  egg yolk
• 2 -3  teaspoons  orange extract
• 4  ounces butter, melted

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F In a large bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients (first 7 ingredients on list above).
2. In a small bowl slightly beat eggs& egg yolk together, and add to the dry ingredients along with the extract& the melted butter.
3. Mix by hand with a wooden spoon or with hands.
4. If dough is too stiff, add some juice from the zested orange.
5. Turn dough out onto work surface; knead lightly and form into two logs.
6. Place logs on lightly greased cookie sheet& flatten slightly.
7. Brush logs with beaten egg white.
8. Bake 30 minutes; let cool completely, then slice each log diagonally into 1" slices with serrated knife, using a sawing motion.
9. Stand the slices on the cookie sheet and return to the oven.
10. Bake an additional 7-10 minutes or until crisp.