Chocolate and hazelnut biscotti

Ingredients

• 110 g of caster sugar
• 110 g of plain flour
• 150 g of hazelnuts, shelled
• 100 g of dark chocolate chips, at least 80% cocoa solids
• 1 large egg
• 2 tbsp of cocoa powder, good quality

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4

2. 2

   Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper and mark two 10cm lines evenly apart. Remove any rings on your hands because this is gonna get sticky!

3. 3

   Chop the nuts roughly in half. Not too small or you won’t get the nice bites through the biscotti. Whisk the egg and caster sugar in a large bowl until the texture is light and fluffy

4. 4

   Stir in the plain flour and cocoa powder and then add the chopped nuts and chocolate chips. You should have a sticky dough. Flour your hands and then split the dough into two portions in the bowl

5. 5

   Take one portion and shape it into a log approx 10cm long using the lines on your baking paper to help. It does not look pretty I know but it will taste good

6. 6

   Place the log onto the greaseproof paper. Repeat with the other portion of dough

7. 7

   Bake the logs for approx 20-30 minutes. There should be a nice crust on the top

8. 8

   Take the baking tray out of the oven and let the logs cool completely. Once they are cool, using a sharp serrated knife, cut slices approximately 1 cm wide and then place the pieces back on the baking tray

9. 9

   Bake again for 5 minutes on each side to dry them out