Father's Day Almond Biscotti

Sunday was Father's Day here in Sweden. Martin and I don't really celebrate Mother's or Father's Day much but it was a good excuse for Wille and I to bake Martin's favourite treat, almond biscotti. Martin is completely nuts (haha) about almonds and I had to hurry to take the bottom photo this morning because I was afraid the jar might by empty by the time I got home.

 

The ingredients are simple:

• 170 grams / 1cup of almonds lightly chopped

• 100 grams /3,5 oz of butter

• 1 dl / 2,8 oz of sugar

• 2 eggs

• 1 teaspoon of baking powder

• 3 1/2 dl / 1 1/2 cups of wheat flour

I make two batches at once so I doubled the quantity...

 

First mix sugar and butter. Then add the eggs one by one.

 

Add flour and baking powder.

 

Add the almonds. The original recipe from the baking book "Sju Sorters Kakor" only calls for half the amount of almonds but we want loads.

 

Spread the batter on a baking sheet into one ( if you're making a single batch) or two loaves (for double the batch ). Pop them into the middle of the oven, preheated to 200 degrees Celsius or 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 12-15 minutes.

  

Let cool slightly and cut 2 cm / 3/4" pieces and spread them out on the cookie sheet. Turn the oven heat off but pop the biscotti back in there with a wooden spoon wedged in so the door stays ajar. Leave in there until oven has cooled and the biscotti are dry.

Store in an airtight jar. Yum!

Comments

[Carola]

Ah, ich möchte auch welche. One of my favorite Kekse :)

[Karin]

Vilken härlig blogg och vilka fina bilder! :-)

/Karin från fotokursen

[Lisbeth]

They look delicious, Benita. I will try them out the coming weekend.
On another note: I completely understand that you won't be blogging on weekends anymore - I'm already in ave of you blogging every weekday...

[Alisa]

These look SO good! I'll for sure have to try this recipe:0)

[Lindzi]

Lövely! Kommer att testas! TACK!

[Fernanda]

These look amazing. I'll definitely try them out too.

[Anne]

Mumsigt! Nu vet jag vad jag ska göra under min sjukskrivning i december! (förutom att bjuda över er till en god middag också förstås...)

Kram!

[Kaiti]

They sound great! Thanks for sharing. I like the idea of turning off the oven, and then putting them in with the door proped open. My recipes always say to bake them the second time and I end up with burnt biscotti. I may try this technique with my other recipes, too. Thanks again!

[Annie Pazoo]

These look great -- I love making mandelbrot and biscotti. Can't wait to try your recipe!

[celia]

Looks so easy to make that I'll give it a try tomorrow. I know some friends of mine that will love to have some for Christmas treats, lol...
Thanks!