Biscottini di Natale

Biscottini di Natale

Thin, crunchy Christmas biscottini with mandarin zest, to have with coffee or give as a gift over the holidays.

Original recipe by @cookwithgiulia

Prep
30 min
Cook
40 min
Servings
20
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Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
  2. Beat the eggs with the sugar and honey and add the melted butter and mandarin zest.
  3. Add the flour, baking powder and salt and mix until you have a sticky dough.
  4. Add the whole hazelnuts and, with floured hands, shape two long logs on baking paper.
  5. Bake for 25 min and leave to cool for 10 min.
  6. Cut the logs diagonally into thin slices.
  7. Bake the slices again for 10-15 min, until dry and golden.

Nutrition information

Automatic estimate based on the ingredients

NutrientServing
≈ 40 g
100 g% IR*Share
Energy155 kcal388 kcal8 %
Fat6.9 g17 g10 %
of which saturates1.6 g4 g8 %
Carbohydrate20 g50 g8 %
of which sugars7.9 g20 g9 %
Fibre1.1 g2.8 g—
Protein3.4 g8.5 g7 %
Salt0.1 g0.3 g2 %

*Reference intake of an average adult (8400 kJ / 2000 kcal). Approximate values, not accounting for losses during cooking.

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