Coffee, Fig and Nut Biscotti

Prep time: about 30 minutes

Cooking time: about 50 minutes

Serves: 28

Ingredients:

• 200g ‘00’ flour
• 1½ tsp baking powder
• 80g golden caster sugar
• 30g shelled pistachio nuts
• 30g shelled hazelnuts
• 30g sultanas
• 40g dried figs, quartered
• Freshly grated zest of 1 small unwaxed lemon
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 desert spoon Classico Original Blend ground coffee, or Classico Original Blend decaffeinated ground coffee

What you’ll need:

• Mixing bowl
• Baking tray
• Serrated knife
• Airtight container

Step one:

Preheat the oven to 150°C.

Step two:

Sift the flour and baking powder into a mixing bowl.  Stir in the sugar, pistachio nuts, hazelnuts, sultanas, figs, lemon zest and coffee.

Step three:

Pour in the eggs and mix well until you get a dough-like mixture.  Bring the dough together into a ball in your hands and transfer it to the prepared baking tray.

Step four:

Flour your hands and roll the dough into a log (you can use the greaseproof paper to help you roll the dough).  Flatten it slightly so that it is about 8cm wide.

Step five:

Bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes.  To check if it’s ready, press very lightly on top of the log and if it springs back you can take it out of the oven.  If it still feels very firm, leave it in the oven for a few more minutes.  When it is ready, remove from the oven to cool for about 10 minutes.

Step six:

Using a large, serrated bread knife, slice the log into 5mm slices.  Lay the slices on the baking tray and return to the hot oven for 10 minutes, turning them halfway through cooking.  When they are pale gold, remove from the oven and leave to cool for a few minutes. Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.