Orange Almond Biscotti is a low fat delight that you can have and devour without feeling guilty about it. These biscotti are low in fat, but very delicious. This is the perfect snack for you to munch on without feeling guilty about your diet.
They’re not difficult to make, so you can try them out as part of your amateur chef adventures. Munch on the biscotti all day long, and have your friends and family savor the taste of almonds and oranges concocted together. This dish can serve up to 12 people with the following ingredients.
Ingredients
cups of all-purpose flour: 2 1/4
cups of table sugar: 1 1/4
pinch of normal salt to add taste to the delight: 1
teaspoons of normal baking powder: 2
half a cup of sliced almonds
tablespoon of orange zest: 1
eggs, beaten inside a bowl: 3
tablespoon of vegetable oil: 1
a quarter of a teaspoon of almond extract for added flavor
How To Make Orange Almond Biscotti
- Preheat your oven to roughly 350 degrees Fahrenheit and apply flour and grease over a baking sheet.
- Stir flour, sugar, salt, almonds, orange zest and baking powder together in a large bowl.
- Make a well in the center of the paste and add the beaten eggs, almond extract and oil to it. Stir and mix the concoction together until the mixture takes the shape of a ball.
- Separate the dough into 2 separate pieces and roll both the dough into a log of about 8 inches.
- Place the logs onto the prepared baking sheet and flatten them.
- Bake the logs in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.
- Cool slightly and slice them into slices measuring ½ an inch, with a serrated knife.
- Set the cookies back onto the sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Turn them over after half the time is over.
- Cookies should be hard and crunchy, and ready to munch on.
Trivia
Biscotti were traditionally made because they could stay edible and delicious for a long time. People loved how they could consume them for over a week after having made them.