Orange-almond Biscotti

Ingredients

250 gr unbleached flour
5 gr baking powder
1 gr salt
34 gr butter
200 gr sugar
2 eggs
2 gr vanilla
1 gr almond extract
90 gr almonds with skins
2 zest from
1 orange

Instructions

Sift first 3 ingredients together in small bowl. Beat butter and sugar together in bowl of electric mixer until light and smooth; add eggs one at a time, then extracts. Stir in almonds and zest. Sift dry ingredients over egg mixture, then fold in until dough is just mixed. Follow steps 3 and 4 in Lemon-Anise Biscotti. VARIATIONS: You may substitute toasted hazelnuts for almonds in this recipe. A combination of hazelnuts and almonds also works well.