Home-made Biscotti

Have you ever made your own biscotti? It is really easy actually. Don't mind the pic. It was dark.

Biscotti

2 3/4 cups flour

1.5 cups sugar

1.5 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

2 eggs

2 egg yolks

6 tablespoons melted butter

1.5 teaspoons orange zest

1.5 cups of ________________**

**You can really add whatever you want here. I added chopped up pieces of milk chocolate and some macadamia nuts. You could add almonds and dried cranberries, You could do cashew and chocolate, hazelnut and white chocolate, pistachio, whatever you like. :D

1. Oven @ 325
2. In a bowl combine all dry ingredients and make a well.
3. Place eggs and egg yolks in well. Start to stir.
4. Add butter, stirring.
5. Add orange zest, stirring.
6. Add ____________ ingredient, stirring.
7. 
   
8. Dough will form a ball and will be sticky.
9. On floured surface, turn-0ut dough and need to get the dough soft.
10. Divide dough into two portions.
11. Shape each portion into 12-14 inch long loaf.
12. Grease baking pan.
13. Set each loaf onto baking pan. Slightly flatten loaves with your hand.
14. Bake 25-30 minutes until brown and somewhat firm. You'll need to cut these.
15. Cool for about 15 minutes.
16. On a cutting board, use a serrated knife to cut loaf into 1/2 inch slices.
17. Place slices on cookie sheets.
18. Bake for 10 minutes each side. (turn)

Cool. **Note-each baking pan will yield different baking times. For example I used my pampered chef cookie sheet and it needed more time than what was given here. Just eye-ball-it.