Biscotti bunny, duck, chick

By CheeseDiva

Ingredients

• 3 large eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• Whole cloves (optional)

Details

Servings 350
Adapted from thefreelibrary.com

Preparation

Step 1

In large bowl of an electric mixer, beat 2 of the eggs and 1 egg yolk
(set aside white) with 3/4 cup sugar until thick and pale yellow.
Beat in butter; add vanilla and orange peel. In another bowl, mix flour
and baking powder. Add the dry ingredients to butter mixture and mix
until well blended. Scrape dough onto a greased 14- by 17-inch baking
sheet and press into 1/2-inch-thick animal shape.

Brush dough with reserved egg white and
sprinkle with about 1 tablespoon sugar.

Bake bread in 350 [deg.] oven until golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Let
cool on pan about 5 minutes; transfer to a rack to finish cooling. Serve
warm or at room temperature. Makes 1 large bread; serves 10 to 12.

In a 3-to-4-quart pan, combine 2-1/2 quarts milk, 3 strips pared
orange peel (orange part only, each strip about 4 in. long), and 2
cinnamon sticks (each 3 to 4 in. long). Cook, uncovered, over low heat,
stirring occasionally, until hot (do not boil). Serves 10 to 12.