Pistachio Biscotti

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon, rind of
• 1 cup shelled pistachios, chopped

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 position rack in center of oven.
• 3 combine flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl and set aside.
• 4 whisk eggs, sugar, butter, oil, vanilla and almond extracts and lemon peel in a large bowl.
• 5 gradually stir in dry ingredients until smooth.
• 6 stir in nuts.
• 7 form dough into a 15x4 ½-inch log or prepared sheet.
• 8 bake 30 minutes until edges are lightly browned and toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• 9 cool for 15 minutes.
• 10 keep oven on.
• 11 with serrated knife, cut log on angle into 18 ½â€? thick slices.
• 12 lay slices flat on cookie sheet and bake until bottom of cookie turn golden about 10-12 minutes.
• 13 turn cookies over and bake 10-12 minutes more.
• 14 cool cookies on wire racks.
• 15 note: if you can't find pistachio, you can substitute almonds.