Biscotti are small biscuits containing nuts that originated from the Tuscan city of Prato. These biscuits twice baked, which is what gives them a crunchy texture.

This recipe contains mixed nuts like almonds, cashews, pecans and pistachios. But you can try different variations such as Chocolate Biscotti, Orange and Caramel Biscotti and Mixed Dried Fruit Biscotti.

To view the video recipe, check it out on Youtube HERE.

SERVES: 4

COOKING TIME: 2 Hours

Difficulty: Medium

Ingredients

1 egg

1/2 cup sugar

¼ tsp vanilla extract

1 cup all purpose flour

¼ tsp baking powder

a pinch of salt

1/2 cup mixed nuts (almonds, walnuts, pistachios, pecans)

Instructions

(1) To a bowl, add the egg, sugar and vanilla, and mix it together with a spatula.

(2) To that, add in the 1/2 cup all purpose flour, baking powder and salt, and mix everything together.

(3) Finally, add in the mixed nuts. The dough will be quite sticky.

(4) Put the dough on your worktable and add 1/2 cup of flour gradually kneading it in – add it by tablespoons, you might not need the entire half cup.

(5) Shape it into a log and put it onto the baking tray.

(6) Bake in a pre heated oven at 180 degrees for 20 mins. Let it cool down completely on a wire rack.

(7) Take the log and put it on your chopping board. Diagonally cut into smaller sizes.

(8) Layer the biscotti back again on a baking tray and bake in a pre heated oven at 180 degrees for another 15 minutes.

(9) Let the biscotti cool down completely, and then dig in!!

Step By Step Instructions

This is a list of ingredients.

To a bowl, add the eggs.

Next, add the sugar.

Then, add the vanilla.

With a spatula, mix it in.

Sieve in the flour.

Then, add the baking powder.

Next, add the salt.

Sieve everything in.

Finally, add the nuts and make it into a dough. The dough will be quite sticky.

Flour your table.

Put the dough on it.

And form it into the shape of a log. Layer it on a baking tray.

Bake in a pre heated oven at 180 degrees for 20 mins. Let them cool down completely on a wire rack.

Take one log and put it on your chopping board. Diagonally cut into smaller sizes.

Layer them back again on a baking tray and bake in a pre heated oven at 180 degrees for another 15 minutes. Let them cool down completely before serving.

The biscotti will stay in a an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.

We love to eat our biscotti dipping it in milk!!