Almond Biscotti

Unbalanced

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Preheat oven to 200°C

Step 2

Combine eggs and sugar and beat on medium high until thicker and pale yellow

Step 3

Melt butter and set aside to cool

Step 4

In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt

Step 5

Slowly drizzle the cooled butter into the egg mixture while beating on low speed

Step 6

Add vanilla essence

Step 7

Add dry ingredients to the wet mixture

Step 8

Roughly chop and mix in almonds

Step 9

Feel free to add some orange or lemon zest to bring in some cirtus flavour if you like

Step 10

Divide dough in half and scoop each half onto a baking tray (lined). The dough will be sticky

Step 11

Wet your hands (helps the dough from sticking to you) and form each dough pile into a 'log' 3"x 8" and 3/4" deep (doesn't have to be exact)

Step 12

Bake for 20 minutes

Step 13

Remove from oven after 20 minutes, let cool for 5 minutes and then slice each log into biscotti slices

Step 14

Place on their sides and bake in oven for another 20 minutes at 180°C. Flipping then onto their other side halfway through (10 mins)

Step 15

Once done, let dry on a rack. They should have a toasted brown texture, don't worry if they are still soft, they harden as they dry.