Almond Anise Biscotti

2 eggs ¾ cup flour ½ cup oil 1 tablespoon lemon zest 2 teaspoons anise powder 1¼ teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon vanilla ¼ teaspoon salt 2 cups flour 1½ cups almonds, roughly chopped

Preheat oven to 350'F. In a mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar on medium speed for 3 minutes. Add oil, vanilla and lemon zest. Sift together dry ingredients. Slowly add dry mixture to egg mixture. Fold in nuts. Divide dough into 4 equal parts and form into logs. Bake 20 to 25 minutes. Remove form oven and let cool 30 minutes. Cut each log into ½-inch biscotti cookies. Decrease oven to temperature to 275'F. and bake again for 10 to 15 minutes. Let cool completely.