Almond Biscotti
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Avoid plastic wrapped biscuits and make your own. This was our first time making biscotti and we found them super easy to bake and really tasty! We found this recipe on Delia Online.
You’ll need a large bowl, baking tray.
Makes 16
Ingredients (when in italics available from the van)
50g almonds (70p)
25g ground almonds (40p)
110g flour
75g demerara sugar (23p) (we found this quite sweet and may reduce qty next time)
1 large egg (or you could try vegan alternative)
3/4 teaspoon baking powder (approx 3p)
pinch salt
a few drops almond extract or we used vanilla extract
Total cost from Incredible Bulk approx £1.36 / 9p per biscotti
Method
Preheat oven to 170 C.
Sieve flour, salt and baking powder into a bowl.
Add almonds, ground almonds and sugar and mix.
Add egg an almond/vanilla extract and first mix with wooden spoon and then with hands to form a smooth dough.
On a lightly floured surface roll dough into log about 28cms long. Place on prepared baking tray and place in centre of oven for 30 mins.
Remove from oven and leave to completely cool.
Pre-heat oven to 150 C
Once cool using a bread knife cut log into slices on slight diagonal about 1cm thick.
Place back on baking tray and back in oven for 30mins until golden and crisp.
Leave to cool, store in airtight container.
Zero Waste Tips
Buy ingredients loose where possible and look for reusable or recyclable packaging if not available.
Use a home compostable baking parchment and you can always keep after first use and use again - ours usually last a few bakes!