Light Almond Biscotti

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 32
• 1/4 cup finely chopped almonds
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons margarine, softened
• 4 egg whites
• 2 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 place almonds in a small pan.
• 3 bake about 6 minutes or until golden brown (watch carefully).
• 4 set aside to cool.
• 5 beat margarine and sugar in a medium bowl with a electric mixer until smooth.
• 6 add egg whites and almond extract; mix well.
• 7 combine flour and baking powder in a large bowl; mix well.
• 8 stir egg mixture and almonds into flour mixture.
• 9 blend well.
• 10 spray two 9x5-inch loaf pans with cooking spray.
• 11 divide dough evenly between the 2 pans.
• 12 spread dough in pans with wet fingers.
• 13 bake 15 minutes or until knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 14 remove from oven.
• 15 turn on to a cutting board.
• 16 cool slightly.
• 17 once loaves are cool enough to handle cut each loaf in to 16 slices.
• 18 place slices on a baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray.
• 19 bake 5 minutes.
• 20 turn bake 5 minutes more or until golden.
• 21 serve warm or cool completely and store in air tight container.