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Chocolate biscotti
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- A little effort
- Makes about 50
Ingredients
- 200g plain flour, plus extra for shaping dough
- 60g cocoa powder
- 150g golden caster sugar
- 60g dark chocolate, chopped
- ¾ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 100g blanched almonds, toasted
- 100g white chocolate, chopped
Method
- STEP 1
Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Put the flour, cocoa, sugar, dark chocolate, baking powder and ½ tsp salt into a food processor. Pulse until pulverised. Add the eggs and vanilla and pulse until a dough forms.
- STEP 2
Tip the dough onto a counter dusted with flour and knead in the nuts. Divide into 4 and shape into 2.5cm wide × 30cm flat logs. Lift them onto a paper-lined baking sheet. Bake for 25 minutes. Cool.
- STEP 3
Use a serrated knife to diagonally cut the baked dough into 1.5cm pieces. Put on a baking sheet and cook for a further 15 minutes. Cool on a rack.
- STEP 4
Melt the white chocolate, in the microwave or in a glass bowl set over a small pan of simmering water, and then drizzle over the biscotti. Serve immediately or store for up to 10 days in an airtight container.
