My favorite combo at the moment is hazelnut and chocolate. I came across this recipe about a week ago and as I have never made biscotti before so I decided to have a go at this recipe. I haven't decided what I think of this recipe but I have made them and they seem to be a very good hit in my family so I think that maybe some of you will like them too.
I have used nuts in this recipe which some people don't like so you can take them out and replace them with something else like cranberries or raisins. I hope that you enjoy and if you do alter the recipe then please let me know and I can try it out too.
Ingredients:
100g of whole hazelnuts
100g of unsalted butter
3 medium eggs
200g of caster sugar
1/2 tsp of vanilla extract
325g of plain flour
2 tsp of baking powder
3 tbsp of cocoa powder
110g of dark chocolate, roughly chopped
To finish:
150g of dark chocolate
Method:
1. Pre heat the oven to 180C/350F/gas 4. Once the oven has heated up pop all the hazelnuts into the oven and toast for 4-6 mins or until they are golden brownish. Then take out of the oven, leave to cool and chop in half.
2. Pop the butter into a dish and put in the microwave and heat until the butter is liquid (using ten second bursts). Put the eggs into a bowl and whisk for a couple of minutes, until frothy. Then add in the sugar and vanilla extract and whisk for 3-4 minutes until thick. Then pour in the butter while whisking at a medium speed.
3. Once all mixed in add in the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt by using a wooden spoon. Keep on mixing until you cannot see any specks of flour or cocoa powder. Then toss in the hazelnuts and roughly chopped chocolate. The dough should be quite stiff (though mine wasn't and I had to add some extra flour).
4. Split the dough in half and pop each half of dough onto two lined trays. Pop in the oven and bake for 25-30 mins. Once baked leave until completely cooled. Once completely cooled, you can chop the logs into biscotti. Using a serrated knife, cut the loaf into thin slices about 1 cm thick. Then pop back into the oven for 10-15 mins so that they bake all the way through. Then remove from the oven.
5. While cooling, melt the rest of the chocolate in a bowl and once the biscotti has cooled dip a 1/3 or so of each biscotti into the chocolate and leave to set.
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Thank you
Anja xx
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