Biscotti
Tuscany's twice-baked almond biscuits from Prato, the cantucci — a butter-free dough baked as a log, sliced and baked again until dry and crunchy, made for dunking in vin santo or coffee.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 250 g plain flour
- 180 g caster sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 orange, zest only
- 150 g whole almonds, skin on
- 1 egg, beaten, for glazing
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 2795 kcal · P 77.4g · C 424.7g · F 94.2g
Estimated from 9 of 9 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Heat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan) and line a baking tray with baking paper.
- 2Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Whisk the 2 eggs with the vanilla and orange zest and stir them in, then add the almonds and work everything into a firm, sticky dough with your hands.
- 3Divide the dough in two and, with lightly floured hands, shape each half on the tray into a log about 4 cm wide and 25 cm long, well apart. Brush with the beaten egg.
- 4Bake for 25 minutes, until golden and firm but not hard. Cool for 10 minutes and lower the oven to 150°C (130°C fan).
- 5Cut the logs on the diagonal into 1 cm slices with a serrated knife, using one firm stroke so the almonds do not tear the biscuits.
- 6Lay the slices cut-side down on the tray and bake for 10 minutes on each side, until dry and pale golden.
- 7Cool completely on a rack; they crisp as they cool and keep for a month in a tin.
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Questions and answers
How long does Biscotti take to make?
About 70 minutes: 20 min prep and 50 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Biscotti?
9 ingredients: plain flour, caster sugar, baking powder, salt, eggs, vanilla extract, orange, whole almonds, egg.
How many servings does this Biscotti recipe make?
30 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Biscotti?
About 93 kcal, with 2.6 g protein, 14.2 g carbohydrate and 3.1 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Biscotti recipe suit?
It is vegetarian and dairy-free.
What cuisine is Biscotti?
Biscotti comes from Italian cuisine.
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