Hazelnut Biscotti

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

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/2 orange, zest of, grated
• 2 teaspoons espresso powder
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup toasted hazelnuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325, and grease a large parchment-lined baking sheet.
• 2 sift flour, baking powder, espresso powder and salt into a medium bowl. add toasted hazelnuts, which i like to break into smaller pieces.
• 3 in another bowl, combine orange zest, sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla extract. whisk until smooth.
• 4 add egg mixture to flour mixture. stir with wooden spoon and blend well.
• 5 divide dough in half and shape each into a cylinder (roughly 12 x 2-inches). arrange cylinders on the baking sheet, leaving at least 3-inches between them.
• 6 bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until golden and firm. remove from oven and let stand for 15 minutes before cutting.
• 7 transfer cylinders to a cutting board and carefully slice crosswise on the diagonal, with a serrated knife, into ½-inch slices. put slices back onto the baking sheet, laying them flat and not overlapping.
• 8 bake a second time for 20 minutes, turning them over after 10 minutes.