Low Fat Amaretto Biscotti - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups flour
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup coarsely ground almonds
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 egg
2 egg whites
1 tablespoon almond extract

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine dry ingredients together in a small bowl.
Mix together the egg, egg whites and extract in a larger bowl.
Add dry ingredients from small bowl to the ingredients in the larger bowl, mixing well.
Form the dough into two logs each about 8 inches long.
Place logs onto a cookie sheet sprayed with cooking spray. Bake for 30 minutes.
Let cool slightly and cut diagonally into 1/2 inch slices making 36 slices. Place slices flat end up onto cookie sheet and bake until dry (about another 8 to 10 minutes).
Cool and store in airtight container.
Variation: sprinkle dried slices with powdered sugar while still warm before serving.