6 eggs

3 heaping teaspoons baking powder
¾ cup sugar

½ cup toasted sliced almonds
¼ tsp salt

4½ - 5 cups flour (as needed)
1½ tsp anise extract

1¼ tsp. anise seeds (optional, but good)
½ cup vegetable oil

Beat eggs well. Add sugar, oil, extract and salt. Stir together baking powder and flour in a separate bowl, add into sugar mixture with almonds and anise seeds. Mix well, then turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll into two equal size logs. Slightly flatten logs and place on a cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes, or until lightly browned. Cool about 10 minutes. Slice logs diagonally, in ½” slices. Place slices back on cookie sheet flat side down and bake for 10-15 more minutes, until golden brown. Cookie will be slightly soft.

Stephanie's comments:  I enjoyed reading the webpage with the recipes on it, and i remember my great grandma making those easter egg breads too! i know there has been a biscotti craze here for the last 10 years or so and that might be the reason why you don't have any biscotti recipes listed. but i would like to offer great grandma's biscotti recipe, the best there ever was! i judge all biscotti by this recipe, they are soft and have anise in them. yum! the original copy of this recipe listed "bacon powder" as an ingredient- obviously english wasn't her first language