Biscotti is so perfect to serve with coffee or ice cream but it also makes for a fabulous Gourmet Gift.

This one is particularly delicious and is so simple to make, why not give it a go?

👩🏼‍🍳 Chef’s Note; This is such a versatile recipe to make as long as your quantities are the same you can swap and change the fruit and nuts that you use, I really like using pistachios and swapping the lemon for orange. A real taste of Italy.

Makes 30 – 40

250g plain four

250g golden caster sugar

2tsp baking powder

3 medium eggs

50g dried apricots, chopped

100g dried cranberries

75g walnuts, chopped

50g blanched almonds

50g shelled hazelnuts

Zest and juice of 1 lemon

½ tsp ground cinnamon

Method

Preheat the oven to 180c, gas 4, 350f

Mix all the ingredients by hand in a large bowl together.

Lightly flour the work surface and form into two sausage shapes

Place them onto lined baking trays, leaving a big gap in the middle and bake for 20 minutes.

Drop the oven temperature down to 120c, gas 1, 250f

Remove from the oven, carefully cut into thin slices using a serrated bread knife, line them up on the baking trays and pop them back into the oven for a further 10 – 15 minutes to crisp up.

Serve with ice cream, a cup of espresso or a cold glass of Limoncello.