Ingredients
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3 2/3 cups flour
1 1/3 cups sugar
1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
1 orange, zest of
1/2 lemon, zest of
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 eggs
1 egg yolk
2 -3 teaspoons orange extract
4 ounces butter, melted
Preparation
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F In a large bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients (first 7 ingredients on list above).
In a small bowl slightly beat eggs& egg yolk together, and add to the dry ingredients along with the extract& the melted butter.
Mix by hand with a wooden spoon or with hands.
If dough is too stiff, add some juice from the zested orange.
Turn dough out onto work surface; knead lightly and form into two logs.
Place logs on lightly greased cookie sheet& flatten slightly.
Brush logs with beaten egg white.
Bake 30 minutes; let cool completely, then slice each log diagonally into 1\" slices with serrated knife, using a sawing motion.
Stand the slices on the cookie sheet and return to the oven.
Bake an additional 7-10 minutes or until crisp.
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