Almond Biscotti

Almond Biscotti

From   Mummy Ka Magic

Prep: 45 minutes

Cook: 20 minutes

Method: Easy

Course: Snack

Type: Italian

Italian biscuits loaded with nuts

Ingredients

  • Refined flour (maida) 1 cup
  • Salt to taste
  • Baking powder 1 tsp
  • Fennel seeds (saunf) 1 tsp
  • Green cardamom powder 1 tsp
  • Eggs 2
  • Butter ¼ cup
  • Vanilla essence 1 tsp
  • Honey 2 tbsps
  • Roasted almonds ¾ cup
  • Apricots, chopped 1 cup

Methods

  • Preheat oven to 180º C.
  • Take refined flour in a mixing bowl, add salt, baking powder, fennel seeds and cardamom powder and mix well. 
  • Break eggs into another bowl, add butter, vanilla essence and honey and whisk well. Add almonds and apricots and mix well. Add the flour mixture and mix. Knead with your hands into a dough. 
  • Roll out the dough lightly into a sheet. Keep a heart shaped cookie cutter over it and cut out biscottis. Place them in a greased baking tray.
  • Keep the tray in the preheated oven and bake them for 15-20 minutes.
  • Bring the tray out and let them cool down to room temperature.
  • Place the biscottis on a serving plate, sprinkle icing sugar over them and serve.