Chestnut Biscotti

[Mogorilla]

I know, not western, but since I posted in the leather section about making chestnut dye from the hulls, thought I would post what I did with the nuts.

Chestnut Biscotti  (seriously any nut would work.)

Ingredients
1 cup sugar
4 tablespoons stick margarine, softened
2 large eggs
1 Tablespon vanilla extract
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup finely chopped cooked shelled chestnuts
Cooking spray

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°.
Step 2
Combine sugar and margarine in a large bowl; beat at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Combine flour, baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt; gradually add to sugar mixture, beating until well-blended. Add chestnuts; beat well.
Step 3
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead lightly 7 times. Shape dough into a 12-inch-long roll. Place roll on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray; flatten to a 1-inch thickness.
Step 4
Bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Remove roll from baking sheet; let cool 10 minutes on a wire rack.
Step 5
Cut roll diagonally into 16 (1/2-inch) slices. Place slices, cut sides down, on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 5 minutes. Turn cookies over; bake an additional 5 minutes (cookies will be slightly soft in center but will harden as they cool). Remove from baking sheet; let cool completely on wire rack.
Step 6
Note: Store the biscotti in an airtight container.