Bread and Stuff: Choco Almond Biscotti.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Choco Almond Biscotti.

There's nothing nicer than a cup of tea with some biscuits. But the amount of butter in most cookies make them not so much fun to eat. At least not for me! Until I discovered biscottis. These amazing Italian biscuits are a guilt-free treat.

Choco Almond Biscotti
(makes 14 slices)

* 1 egg
* 70 gms brown sugar
* 100 gms plain flour
* 25 gms whole wheat flour
* 1 tsp cinnamon pwd
* 1/2 tsp baking pwd
* 50 gms bar of dark chocolate
* 50 gms raw almonds

Grease a baking sheet with a few drops of oil and pre-heat the oven to 180 C

Chop chocolate and almonds coarsely

Whisk sugar and egg with an electric beater until thick, pale and doubled in volumn

Sift the flours, baking pwd and cinnamon pwd together.

In 2 batches, gently fold the flour mixture into the egg mixture.

Now stir in the choco almond mix.

Place dough on the baking sheet and shape into a flat long plank.

Bake for 20 mins until golden

Remove from oven and allow to cool for about 5 mins.

Using a serrated bread knife and a sawing motion, cut thick slices off the log

Lay the slices on the baking sheet and bake again for about 5 mins