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Gingerbread biscotti

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Ingredients:
1 cupAlmonds, blanched
3/4 cupSugar
1/4 lbsButter
1/2 cupMolasses, dark
1/4 cupGinger, fresh, minced
3 Egg
3 cupFlour
1/2 tbspBaking powder
1 tbspCinnamon, ground
1 tbspNutmeg, ground
1/2 tbspCloves, ground
1/2 tbspAllspice, ground
Procedures:
1Place almonds in a 8 to 9 inch square pan.
2Bake in a 350°F. oven until golden, 10 to 15 minutes.
3Let cool, coarsely chop, and set aside.
4In large bowl of an electric mixer, beat sugar, butter, molasses, and ginger until smooth.
5Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition.
6In a bowl, stir flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, allspice and almonds.
7Add to egg mixture; stir to blend.
8On two greased 12x15 inch baking sheets, use well-floured hands to pat dough into 4 flat loaves, spacing them evenly on sheets; each loaf should be about ?inch thick, 2 inches wide and the length of the baking sheet.
9Bake in a 350°F. oven until browned at edges and springy to touch, about 25 minutes; switch positions of pans halfway through baking.
10Let loaves stand on baking sheets until cool to touch, then cut into long, ?inch thick diagonal slices.
11On baking sheets, arrange slices close together with a cut side down.
12Return to oven and bake at 350°F.
13Until cookies are brown, 15 to 18 minutes longer; switch positions of pans halfway through baking.
14Transfer biscotti to racks and let cool completely.
15Serve, or store airtight up to 1 month; freeze for longer storage.