3 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/3 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups sugar
10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, melted
3 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon orange liqueur or orange juice
1 tablespoon orange zest
1 cup whole almonds, toasted, coarsely chopped or sliced almonds
Preheat
oven to 350°F.
Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
Sift flour,
baking powder and salt into medium bowl.
Mix sugar, melted butter, 3
eggs, vanilla extract, orange liqueur/juice and zest in large bowl.
Add
flour mixture to egg mixture and mix until well blended.
Stir in
almonds.
It helps to place dough in the fridge for a half hour or so if it's soft.
Divide
dough, using floured hands, shape each section into 13 1/2-inch-long, 2
inch-wide logs.
Place onto prepared baking sheet, spacing apart 2 logs
on one sheet.
Bake logs until golden brown (logs will spread), about 25 minutes.
Cool logs completely on sheet. Maintain oven temperature.
Using
serrated knife, cut logs on diagonal into 1/2-inch-wide slices. Arrange
slices, cut side down, on same baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes. Turn
biscotti over; bake until just beginning to color, about 8 minutes.
Transfer to rack and cool.
