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Biscotti

Slimming World extra easy syns: 6.0 per portion
Serves: 12
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 35 minutes

A delightful italian biscuit, great served with coffee or ice cream

Ingredients

  • 1 - Egg
  • 100 gms - Caster Sugar
  • ½ tsp - Vanilla Extract
  • 125 gms - Plain Flour
  • ½ tsp - Baking Powder
  • a pinch - Salt
  • 40 gms - Natural Shelled Almonds
  • 50 gms - Dark Chocolate Chips

Method

  1. Whisk egg and sugar til pale and thick.
  2. Beat in vanilla and almond essence, then slowly fold in the flour salt and baking powder.
  3. When combined fold in almonds and chocolate, then form into a loaf like log about 25cm x 5 cm, slightly tapering at each end.
  4. Lay the log on baking parchment on baking sheet and cook for 25 mins til pale brown.
  5. Leave for 5 mins to harden slightly, then cut into diagonal slants about 1cm thick to give finger like slices.
  6. Put these back onto parchment and cook again about 10 min til golden brown. Cool and store in an air tight box.
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