Between several different work incarnations being active today, as well as mum, sister, neighbour and a few others, one definitely gets the feeling of being an over-worked and really quite weary elf. So I am going back to an old favourite that has uses on many, many occasions as both a treat and a reviver – biscotti.
Dunk a couple of these in your coffee for one of life’s great moments, however inelegant it might be – I’ve made many flavours other than the Christmas standard of orange (these were lime and coconut), but every single one has been food for the soul as well as the body. Â Probably the more so because, no question about it, my biscotti has a pretty gnarly style – no wafers here, just a big slice of sweet, nutty goodness.
There are two stages to the cooking, which takes a little planning, but the trickiest bit is cutting the slices for the second bake. Okay, no, to be fair there another thing – not eating the sticks as you get them set for the second bake is quite a challenge!!! So if you try nothing else new this Christmas, try this one and let me know how you go – I am definitely interested in flavour suggestions as well.
PS For a few more tips see an earlier post
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