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08/12/2016

Edible gifts make the perfect Christmas present so Executive Pastry Chef Ross Sneddon shows Clare English how to make chocolate bark and food blogger Claire Jessiman gives producer Dan Holland a masterclass in how to make gingerbread biscotti.

28 minutes

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Sun 11 Dec 2016 07:30

Gingerbread Biscotti from Clare Jessiman

Gingerbread Biscotti from Clare Jessiman

300g Plain Flour
1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
250g Golden Caster Sugar
2 Tablespoons Ginger
2 Teaspoons Cinnamon
1/2 a Nutmeg freshly ground
1 Tablespoon Treacle
3 Free Range Eggs
200g Hazelnuts
100g Sultanas

To Decorate
250g Royal Icing Sugar
50ml water
Gingerbread Men Sprinkles

Preheat the oven to 150C
Sieve together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and sugar into a bowl.
Add the eggs and treacle to make a dough.
Mix through the sultanas and chopped Hazelnuts
Knead the mixture gently and divide into thirds.
Roll into a flattened sausage shape, place on a lined baking tray and bake for 25 minutes.
Cool slightly and cut into 1-2cm thick slices.
Lay the biscotti flat on the baking sheet and return to the oven and bake for another 10-15 minutes, turn over and continue to bake for another 10-15 minutes on the second side.
Allow to cool on a wire rack.
Dip or pipe one end of each biscotti in Icing and decorate with gingerbread man sprinkles

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