Almond Biscotti

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Biscotti’s are Italian biscuits which are baked from both sides. These are light, dry, crunchy desserts often served with drinks. One can easily bake biscotti at home. This is an eggless recipe for almond biscotti. Follow the recipes below and please do not hesitate to write to me if you have any questions. Happy baking, Shuchi

Ingredients (Makes 16 biscottis)

All purpose flour ½ cup
Wheat flour ½ cup
Butter 4 tbsp
Sugar ½ cup
Baking powder ½ tsp
Vanilla essence ½ tsp
milk 3-4 tbsp
Ground almond ¼ cup
Slivered almonds ¾ cup
Almond extract ½ tsp (optional)
Dry flour to give the shape to dough-a little bit

Method of preparation

Set the parchment paper on the baking tray. Keep aside.
Preheat oven at 350°F .
In a mixing bowl take butter and sugar. Make a cream of butter and sugar by using hand blender till the mixture becomes light and fluffy. (You can also do this step by a whisker in traditional way. In that case please be patient and whisk in one direction.
Now add vanilla essence, and milk and blend again for few seconds.
In a separate bowl sift all purpose flour, wheat flour, ground alomonds, and baking powder.
Add the flour mix in creamy butter little by little and mix well.

Mix in slivered almonds in the dough. Mix well. If dough is hard to manage add a little bit of water.

Divide the dough into 2 portions.
With the help of dry flour make a flat shape of about 3 inch wide and 1/2 inch thick .

Place the baking tray on the preheated oven. Bake for about 22-26 minutes or till the upper side is hard to touch.
Remove the tray out of the oven and let the biscotti cool down for about 10 minutes.