Serves: 12/14 Biscotti

Ingredients:

• 300g of all purpose flour/plain flour
• 100g of almond powder
• 150g of caster sugar
• Pinch of salt
• 2 large eggs (maybe 3 depending of the texture)
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 6g of baking powder
• 100ml of sunflower oil
• 1 egg yolk for the brush

Procedure:

• Line a cookie tray with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl combine  the flour, the sugar, the almond powder, the baking powder and the salt.
• Start to mix with your fingers.
• Add the sunflower oil and mix all the ingredients with your fingers.
• Lightly beat the 2 large eggs and add to the mixture.
• Mix gently until the dough becomes firm.
• Preheat the oven to 180C degrees.
• Sprinkle with a pinch of flour a clean surface and roll the dough into a log.
• Flour a baking tray and transfer the log to it.
• Flatten with your hands and make the shape of a rectangle (35 cm length and 15 cm width).
• Brush the top with the egg yolk.
• Use a fork to create grid.
•  Bake for 45 minutes.
• Remove the tray from the oven and cut very carefully slices of 2 cm and roll it on one side.
• Bake for another 10 minutes.
• Remove again from the oven and flip the Biscottis into the other side.
• Bake for another 5 minutes.
• Remove and allow to cool.

The Biscottis are firm and crisp and ready to be dipped in a delicious Caffe Latte.

Bonne degustation!