Pistachio & Orange Biscotti

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Pistachio & Orange Biscotti

May 14, 20202 comments

Kapama Karula’s Executive Chef, Makhi Maki shares a great recipe with us, 

We hope you enjoy the dessert!

Kapama recipe pistachio & orange biscotti

Pistachio & Orange biscotti

Ingredients

 4 eggs

 350ml sugar

 4 orange zests 

 1000ml cake flour

 15ml baking powder

 500ml pistachio nuts deshelled 

 

Method

 Preheat the oven @ 160 degrees Celsius 

Using an electric mixer whisk the eggs & sugar until pale, add the zest and mix for a minute

Stir in the dry ingredients until the mixture forms a dough 

Transfer to a table and divide the mixture by four 

Rolled the mixture on floured surface to form logs and transfer to baking sheet

Flatten the logs and bake @ 160 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes

Cool on a cooling rack for 15 minutes

Turn the oven temperature to 80 degrees Celsius

Slice the biscotti into 1 cm thickness and place them on an oven wire rack or perforated tray

Place them in the oven for 2 hours to dry

Store in air tight container

Serve with your preferred selection of herbal teas, our recommendation is a delicious and refreshing Green tea. 

Recipe by Karula Executive Chef Makhi

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