Biscotti

These original Italian biscuits are so good with coffee and easy to make.they are relatively guilt free as they have no fat in them .I gave an Indian twist to it by adding cardamom powder to it .

Ingredients

250 gms  Plain flour
100 gms caster sugar
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2  teaspoon cardamom powder( I used 5-6 cardamom pods for this)
100 grams blanched almonds

Method:

Pre heat oven to 180C(350F/gas4) and line a baking tray with baking parchment.
Roast almonds on a baking tray for roughly 8 minutes. chop it into pieces. I usually chop them when they are still warm as they are soft.I roughly make 1 almond into 3 pieces.
Sieve the flour into a large bowl or food processor.I usually whisk eggs separately in a bowl and add sugar and whisk again.Add a pinch of salt,baking powder cardamom powder to the flour.
Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients.

Mix until you have a smooth dough.Add the copped almonds and knead.
Divide the dough into two pieces and roll each one into a log .Transfer to teh baking tray and slightly press on top to flatten the logs.

Bake for 25 minutes until dough is gold in colour. Take the logs out of the oven and leave to cool slightly while you turn the oven down to 170c.

Cut each log into 1cm thick diagonal slices,lay these on baking tray and return to the oven for 15 min until they  start to brown and are dry to the touch.

Store in airtight container.