Almond and raisins biscotti

Ingredients for 25/30 biscotti
1cup whole almonds skinned(Iused half of a cup )
11/2 cup of flour
1/2 cup of sugar
1 tsp of baking powder
2 large eggs at room temperature
1tsp of vanilla extract(I used orange zest instead)
4Tbsp of melted butter
1/2 tsp of salt
1/2cup of raisins



In a bowl add your dry ingredients (flour ,almonds ,raisins orange zest ,baking powder ,sugar and the salt) .
Melt you butter . In a small bowl whisk together the eggs and the melted butter ,gradually pour the mixture into the dry indredients .
Using your hands Bring together the ingredients to form a dough (it the dough seems too wet add some flour).
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface .With your hands ,form the dough into 2 log shapes each about 8in long .Place the the 2logs on ther baking sheet (previously lined with parchment paper or oiled ) and bake for 20min .Then remove the logs from the oven ,cool slighlty and transfer them onto a chopping board.
With a large knife cut the logs on a slant into 1 1/2 -2 inches thick slices.
put the biscotti onthe baking sheet and bake for 10more minutes .Turn the biscotti with a plaette knife and return to the oven for another 5min .