Healthy Almond Biscotti

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup whole raw almonds
• 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour (or all purpose flour)
• 2/3 cup splenda granular (sugar substitute)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup egg substitute or 3/4 cup egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup nonfat vanilla soymilk
• 1 orange, zest of

Recipe

• 1 put almonds in a shallow pan. toast at 350°f for 10 minutes. turn oven down to 300°f cool almonds and chop coarsely or pulse in food processor.
• 2 mix flour, splenda, baking soda and nuts in a large mixing bowl.
• 3 in a separate bowl, beat remaining ingredients for about one minute. add flour mixture into liquid.
• 4 cut dough in half. on a baking sheet with parchment paper, pat dough into two logs- 1/2" thick x 1 1/2" wide x 12" long and place 2 " apart.
• 5 bake at 300°f for 40 minutes or until golden brown.
• 6 cool on a rack for 5 minutes or until cool enough to handle. cut loaves at a 45 degree angle, 1/2" thick with a serrated knife.
• 7 lay slices flat on baking sheet and bake an additional 15 minutes, turning once. store in an airtight container.