Honey Whole Wheat Almond Biscotti

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 1/2 cups unbleached flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 3 eggs (reserve 1 egg to brush tops)
• 1/2 cup honey

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees and place parchment paper on a large cookie sheet.
• 2 sift flours,baking powder,sugar and cinnamon. add nuts and resift.
• 3 cut in margarine with finger tips until well blended. make a well in center.
• 4 warm honey slightly.
• 5 put eggs and warmed honey into dry ingredients and knead into a smooth ball.
• 6 dough should be firm and manageable: if it is too soft and sticky, add a little more flour.
• 7 divide dough and form into 2 oblong loaves about 1 1/2 inches high and thick.
• 8 place both loaves on the prepared pan about 4 inches apart.
• 9 brush top and sides with reserved egg .
• 10 bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• 11 do not turn oven off.
• 12 remove from oven,slice in 1/2 inch pieces, place all pieces on one side back on the cookie sheet and return to oven for 10 minutes.
• 13 remove from oven, turn over all pieces to the other side and return to oven for another 10 minutes.
• 14 turn off oven, transfer all biscotti to a wire cooling rack and let cool for 30 minutes.
• 15 store in air-tight container or freezer bags.
• 16 they will stay fresh for weeks.