• Making time 48 minutes
• Preparation time  20 minutes

Ingredients

• Two eggs
• 100 g caster sugar
• 200 g plain flour
• 75 g ground almonds or hazelnuts
• One heaped teaspoon of baking powder
• Grated rind of 2 limes
• Pinch of salt
• 40 g shelled pistachio nuts, roughly chopped
• 25 g hazelnuts

Keep your best wishes, close to your heart and watch what happens.

 ― Tony DeLiso

Preparation:

1. Whisk the egg and sugar together in a mixing bowl until pale and frothy. Using a wooden spoon, slowly work in the flour, ground almonds or hazelnuts, baking powder, lime rind and salt.
2. Add the chopped pistachios, and hazelnuts and knead lightly to form a soft dough, shape the dough into a thick log, 25 cm long and 10 cm wide, then flatten it slightly with the palm of your hand.
3. Transfer the dough to a greased baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven, at 180⁰C, set timer for 35 minutes until golden. Remove from the oven and leave to cool for 5 minutes, then cut into 5 mm thick slices using a serrated knife.
4. Arrange the biscotti directly on a grill pan and cook under a preheated low grill for 4 minutes on each side until crisp and golden.
5. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.