Light Almond Biscotti

Found this in an old light cooking book. Tried a few different things this was the result.

Preheat oven to 375f.

Place almonds in a small pan.

Bake about 6 minutes or until golden brown.

Set aside to cool.

Beat margarine and sugar in a medium bowl with a electric mixer until smooth.

Add egg whites and almond extract.

Mix well.

Combine flour and baking powder in a large bowl.

Mix well.

Stir egg white mixture and almonds into flour mixture.

Blend well.

Spray two 9x5-inch loaf pans with cooking spray.

Divide dough evenly between the 2 pans.

Spread dough in pans with wet fingers.

Bake 15 minutes or until knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

Remove from oven.

Turn on to a cutting board.

Cool slightly.

Once loaves are cool enough to handle cut each loaf in to 16 slices.

Place slices on a baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray.

Bake 5 minutes.

Turn bake 5 minutes more or until golden.

Serve warm or cool completely and store in air tight container.

almonds, sugar, margarine, egg whites, almond extract, flour, baking powder, cooking spray