Quick + Easy Biscotti

Ingredient List

• 150g sugar
• 2 eggs
• Zest of 1 orange
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 3 drops orange blossom water
• 3 drops rose water
• 180g flour
• Pinch of salt
• 1 tsp dry yeast
• 50g almonds, crushed (skin on or off)

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. Beat the eggs and sugar together thoroughly.
3. Combine the orange zest, lemon zest, vanilla, orange blossom water, and rose water in a small bowl, then add to the egg mixture.
4. Whisk the dry ingredients together in a separate bowl, then fold into the wet mixture. Mix well.
5. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and divide into two equal portions. Shape each into a log roughly 2cm thick and 8cm wide.
6. Brush with egg wash, sprinkle with sugar, and bake for 20 minutes.
7. Remove from the oven and slice into biscotti-width pieces. Return to the oven for 4 minutes, flip, and bake for another 4 minutes until dry and golden.
8. Serve with good coffee.