Instructions: Time: 1 1/2 hours plus 30 minutes resting time

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt in a medium-size bowl.

2. In an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar together at high speed until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Slowly add milk and vanilla, and beat in. Add orange rind and mix well. Slowly add flour mixture to liquid, mixing until a dough mass begins to form. Move to a lightly floured surface, and knead until a smooth dough forms. Rest dough for 30 minutes.

3. Break off walnut-size pieces of dough one at a time, and roll into skinny ropes about 6 inches long. Shape these into twists, braids, coils or serpentines, making sure all biscuits are more or less the same size, so that they bake evenly.

4. Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes. About half way through baking, brush with egg yolk mixed with orange juice. Biscuits should be lightly golden. Cool on a rack, and store in a jar or tin in a cool, dry place.

Yield: About 4 dozen.

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