Almond Orange Cardamom Biscotti

By JimnShel1

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 cup self-raising flour
• 3/4 cup plain flour
• 1 1/4 cups almonds
• 1 Tbsp finely grated orange zest
• 1/4 tsp ground cardamom

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 325°(F) and line a baking tray with baking paper.

Beat the eggs and sugar in a bowl with electric beaters until pale and creamy. Sift the self-raising and plain flours into the bowl, then add the almonds, orange zest and cardamom and mix to a soft dough.

Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured surface. Divide the mixture into two, and shape each portion into a 5x20cm loaf. Bake the loaves for 35-40 minutes, or until lightly golden. Cool on a wire rack. When cool enough to handle, slice the loaves into 1cm diagonal slices with a large serrated bread knife. The loaves will be a little crumble on the edges, so work slowly and if you can, hold the sides firmly. If you can hold the pieces together, they’ll firm up and dry out on the second baking.

Place the slices carefully back on the baking trays in a single layer. Return to the oven for 10 minutes on each side. Don’t worry if they don’t seem fully dry as they will crisp up on cooling. Makes about 40 slices.