Name: Rosa’s basic biscotti
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 80 min
Ingredients: 3 eggs; ¾ cup (165g) caster (superfine) sugar; 1 tsp vanilla bean paste (or vanilla extract); 2 tbsp finely grated lemon, orange or mandarin rind; 2½ cups (375g) self-raising flour; 1 cup (140g) raw macadamias, roasted lightly; PICK YOUR NUT; 1 cup (140g) skinless roasted hazelnuts, OR; 1 cup (160g) natural almonds, roasted lightly, OR; 1 cup (140g) pistachios, OR; 1½ cups (150g) walnuts, roasted lightly

Rosa’s basic biscotti

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This is a Test Kitchen Collection classic, mix it up with your favourite fruit and nuts.

Rosa's basic biscotti on a cooling rack — Serve up Rosa's basic biscotti with tea or coffee

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Makes 32

Prep

Cook

1H 15M

Total

1H 20M

Rosa is the mother of one of our Test Kitchen chefs, who at 80-years-plus has made thousands of biscotti in her time and shares her much-loved family recipe here with us.

For her daughter’s variations, see below, changing out the citrus rinds and nuts to suit your preferences.