simnel cake inspired biscotti Easter
biscotti with spices, dried fruit, marzipan and almonds with a little amaretto
Ingredients
- 300 g plain flour (if you are short on plain flour you can switch for self raising flour but not add any extra baking powder)
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp dark brown sugar
- 140 g caster sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 45 g ground almonds
- zest of one orange
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- seeds from 5 cardamon pods
- 1/8 tsp all spice
- 40 g flaked almonds
- 75 g mixed dried fruit (like currants or raisins)
- 2 tbsp amaretto
- 25 g marzipan chopped into small chunks
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180c. 350fGrind the seeds from the cardamon pods with a pastel and mortaronce ground add to a bowl with the other spices, flour, sugars, baking powder, ground almonds and a good pinch of salt and mixadd the orange zest, flaked almonds, dried fruit, and chopped marzipan and then mix in then beat the egg until frothy and add to the bowl with the amaretto and mix in.use your hands to bring it into a soft dough, then on a floured sheet of baking paper shape into a long log and place on tray. (if the dough is too wet then use some extra flour to help you shape it if needed)Bake for 30 minutes, then remove from oven and turn the temperature down to 150c slice the log of dough at an angle using a sharp knife (i find a bread knife works well) and then place them flat on the baking tray and return to the oven for 10 to 15 minutes until golden.let cool and serve with vin santo or coffee They will keep in an air tight container for 3 weeks.