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Christmas Biscotti
Prep Time
15 Minutes
Cook Time
55 Minutes
Ingredients
9
Servings
12+
These biscotti biscuits combining the delicious flavours of lemon, Mixed Spice, cherries and pistachios taste delicious.
Ingredients
350 gram (12 ounce) plain flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoon Mixed Spice
250 gram (9 ounce) golden caster sugar
3 eggs, beaten
Zest of 1 lemon
100 gram (4 ounce) dried cherries
50 gram (2 ounce) unsalted pistachios, shelled
Icing sugar to dust
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Instructions
- 1 Pre-heat the oven to 180°C, 350°F, Gas Mark 4.
- 2 Sieve the flour, baking powder, Mixed Spice and sugar into a large bowl and mix well. Stir in the eggs and lemon zest. Knead together then add the cherries and pistachios.
- 3 Line 2 baking sheets with non-stick baking paper, then divide the dough into 4 even pieces. Roll each piece into a sausage about 30cm long. Place 2 onto each tray well spaced apart. Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes until the dough is firm.
- 4 Remove from the oven and reduce the temperature to 140°F, 275°C, Gas Mark 1. Cut the dough into slices 1 cm thick. Lay flat onto the baking sheets. Bake for another 15 minutes, flip over and bake for a further 10 minutes on the opposite side. Allow to cool on a wire rack and dust with icing sugar.
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