Ingredients
8 tbls butter
1 cup sugar
3 lg eggs, divided use
1 tsp vanilla
2 tsp lemon zest
2 tbls lemon juice
2 cups flour
1 12/ tsp baking powder
pinch salt
3/4 cup pine nuts
1 tsp cold water
Preparation
cream butter & sugar on med speed until light & fluffy - add 2 eggs, 1 @ a time, mix well p ea addition - add vanilla, lemon zest & lemon juice & blend well - combine flour,baking powder & salt - mix together well - reduce speed of mixer to low & add dry ingred to egg/butter mixture until just incorporated - complete mixing c wooden spoon & then add pine nuts - on greased & floured cookie sheet divide dough into 2 equal portions, create 2 logs ea about 14" long 1 1/2" wide & 1 1/2 " high. in sm bowl, whisk egg c cold water & brush tops of logs c egg wash -bake logs for 20 mins until tops feel set - remove cookie sheet fr oven & cool 10 mins - remove to wire racks & cool 10 more mins - cut logs into diagonal biscotti, about 1/4" wide & stand them up on cookie sheet - return sheet to oven & & bake again 10 more mins - remove to cooling racks to cool completely
