Sunday 18 December 2011

Chocolate Biscotti (makes 16)

Ingredients:
1 egg
100g caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
125g plain flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
50g plain chocolate, chopped roughly
50g toasted flaked almonds
50g pine nuts
  • Pre-heat oven to Gas 4/180 C/ 350F
  • Grease a large baking sheet
  • Whisk the egg, sugar and vanilla essence into a mixing bowl with an electric mixer until it is thick and pale, ribbons of mixture should trail from the whisk as you lift it.
  • Sieve the flour, baking powder and cinnamon into a separate bowl, then sieve into the egg mixture and fold in gently, Stir in the chocolate, almonds and pine nuts.
  • Turn out on to a lightly floured surface and shape into a flat log about 23cm/9 inches long and 1 1/2 cm or 3/4 inch high. Transfer onto a baking sheet.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden. Remove and leave to cool for 5-10 minutes until firm.
  • Transfer to a cutting board. use a serrated knife to cut into slices about 1 cm.or 1/2 inch thick and arrange onto the baking sheet. Cook for 10-15 minutes, turning half way through the cooking time.
  • Leave to cool for 5 minutes on the tray, then transfer to a wire rack. 

No comments:

Post a Comment