Pistachio biscotti difficulty * #43

Makes about 24

Preparing time: 15 minutes 

Cooking time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

• 25 g slightly salted butter 
• 50 g caster sugar 
• finely grated rind of 1 lemon 
• 125 g self-raising flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 
• 1 egg yolk 
• 1 tablespoon egg white 
• 65 g shelled
• pistachio nuts

1. Beat together the butter, sugar and lemon rind in a bowl until pale and fluffy 
2. Sift in the flour and baking powder then add the egg yolk, egg white and pistachios and mix to a soft dough 
3. Divide the dough into 2 pieces and shape each into a sausage about 15 cm long
4. Place the pieces, well spaced apart, on a greased baking sheet and flatten each to a depth of 1 cm 
5. Bake in a preheated oven, 160 C( 325 F),Gas Mark 3, for 20 minutes until risen and turning,
6. Remove to cool for 10 minutes, leaving the oven on
7. Using a serrated knife, cut the biscuit across into 1 cm thick slices
8. Return to a baking sheet, cut sides face up, and bake for a further 10 minutes to crisp up 
9. Transfer to a wire rack to cool 
10. Enjoy! :-)