Orange Biscotti

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 ounces unsalted butter
• 3 1/2 ounces light muscovado sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 orange (rind and 2 tsp juice)
• 6 ounces self raising flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 pinch cinnamon
• 2 ounces polenta

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to gas 3/160°c/325°f.
• 2 grease a baking sheet.
• 3 beat together the butter and sugar until smooth. beat int the egg, then the orange rind, juice, flour, baking powder, cinnamon and polenta.
• 4 tip the mixture on to a lightly floured surface and knead. place dough on the baking sheet and flatten with the palm of your hand to make a rectangle approx 25 x 18 cm.
• 5 bake for 25 minutes, then remove from the oven and leave to stand for 5 mins until slightly cooled. using a sharp knife, carefully cut the mixture widthways into thin sticks about 1 cm wide.
• 6 space the cookies out slightly on the baking sheet, then bake for a further 20 minutes until crisp.
• 7 when cool, dust with icing sugar.