Chocolate Almond Biscotti Recipe

Ingredients

• 5 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup almond (badam)
• 1 cup maida (plain flour)
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon (dalchini) powder
• 1/2 cup castor sugar
• 3 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• oil for greasing

Steps

1. Combine the plain flour (maida), baking powder, cocoa powder, cinnamon (dalchini) powder, castor sugar and almond (badam) in a deep bowl and mix well.
2. Add the egg and vanilla essence, mix well.
3. Knead into a soft and sticky dough without using any water.
4. Grease your palms with little oil, place the dough on a greased baking tray and spread it with your fingers to form a 200 mm. × 75 mm. (8” x 3”) rectangle.
5. Bake it in a pre-heated oven at 160°c (320°f) for 25 minutes. Keep aside to cool completely.
6. Once cooled, cut diagonally into 15 thin pieces.
7. Arrange them on a baking tray and bake in a pre-heated oven at 160°c (320°f) for 27 minutes or till they are crisp, turning them once after 15 minutes.
8. Serve or store Chocolate Almond Biscotti, Italian Chocolate Almond Biscotti it in an air-tight container.