Are you a Biscotti lover?
Biscotti is Italian for “cracker, biscuit or cookie” and means “twice baked” which is quite logical seeing as you are required to bake it twice. Don’t worry, I too was surprised at how easy Biscotti making can be! And the result is a thirsty, hearty cookie, perfect for dipping in your morning coffee or for crunching on when you need to let off some steam.
Coffee Hazelnut Biscotti
Ingredients: 1 cup caster sugar, 2 eggs, 1 1/3 cup sifted plain flour, 1/3 cup sifted self-raising flour, 1 tbsp espresso-style instant coffee powder, 2 tsp water ( to dissolve instant coffee in), 1/3 cup hazelnut meal, 1 cup roasted hazelnuts
Steps: Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Using electric beaters whisk sugar and eggs together in a large bowl. Mix in sifted flours and coffee dissolved in the water using a wooden spoon. Mix in hazelnut meal and then roasted hazelnuts to form a sticky dough.
Knead dough on a lightly floured surface until well combined and then divide into two portions. Roll each portion into a 20cm long log and place on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until firm, then remove from oven and leave to cool on tray.
Cut logs diagonally into 1 cm slices using a sharp serrated knife. Place slices cut side up on a baking tray and bake for 20 minutes at 100 degrees Celsius or until crisp and dry. Cool on trays.
Makes 24
Tip! To roast the hazelnuts, simply place on a baking tray in the oven for 10-12 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius. You can tell that they are done as the skin will easily come off the nuts.
Great work Laura!
But personally...i am not really a biscotti fan..i guess i have to eat home made stuff??
It was really good to read that blog, because though I do enjoy the odd bought-biscotti, I'd never made any myself, not really knowing what the fuss was about. But having now done so at your reccommendation, I'll never go back!
Cheers,
Ella
Ella- Good to hear that someone is making my recipes! Yes and the great thing about biscotti is that there are so many variations! mmmmmmmmmmm ...