Orange Hazelnut Biscotti - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup hazelnuts, with skins, coarsely chopped
1 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 eggs
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 orange, zest of
1 egg white

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350*. In a large bowl, combine the nuts, flour and baking powder.
In another bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, vanilla and orange rind. Stir this into the flour mixture, forming a stiff dough.
Shape the dough into 2 logs, each about 1\" in diameter.
Place on an ungreased baking sheet (I do use parchment paper-personal preference) and brush the tops with the egg white.
Bake @ 350* for 25 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes, then slice diagonally into 1/2\" slices. Place slices on baking sheet.
Lower oven temperature to 300* and bake the cookies for 25 more minutes, until crisp and golden.