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Biscotti Sapienza


Biscotti Sapienza
Description servings: 8
calories: medium
category: dessert
cost: medium
difficulty: easy
preparation time: 60
 
Ingredients Honey  500 gr.
Flour  500 gr.
Sugar  250 gr.
Hazelnuts or Almonds  250 gr.
Candied orange peel  100 gr.
Ground cinnamon  1 teaspoon
Orange rinds  as required

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Preparation In a saucepan, heat the honey and the sugar and, as soon as the mixture starts to boil, take it off the fire and let it cool.

Then add the flour and the other ingredients, mixing well.

Pour small portions of the mixture in strips - about 10cm long - on an oven dish which has been greased or lined with kitchen paper and decorate with chopped hazelnuts.

Bake in oven at 180° for 30 minutes.
 
The Chef's tips In this recipe, you can use either almonds or hazelnuts.
 
Curiosity This is a typical Neapolitan recipe and it is prepared in the occasion of the Christmas eve.