Anise Biscotti

Photo: flickr user Andrew Selvaggio

Ingredients

cup flour

cup sugar

1 tablespoon anise seed crushed

1 teaspoon baking powder

teaspoon grated lemon rind

2 tablespoons margarine melted

tablespoon water

tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1 egg

1 egg yolk

Preparation

Combine 1st 5 ingred. Combine melted margarine with next 4 ingred.;add to flour mixture (dough will be dry. Turn onto floured surface & knead 7-8 times.

Shape into 16" long roll. Place on sheet sprayed with Pam. Flatten roll to 1" thickness. Bake 350 for 30 min. Remove to rack & cool 10 min. Cut into 24 (1/2") slices diagonally. Place cut sides down onto sheet. Reduce temp to 325 & bake 10 min. Turn over & bake 10 more min.(will be soft in center but will harden as they cool). Remove to rack & cool.