Michelle Darmody: How to bake classic biscotti biscuits

They pair wonderfully with coffee or a sweet milky tea.

The second bake is the reason biscotti stay crisp for weeks.

You may want to pour yourself a glass of sweet marsala or vin santo once you have finished baking these biscotti, they are made for dipping and soaking.

These classic Italian biscuits are famed for the twice-baked technique that gives them their name, as well as their distinctive crisp, crunchy texture. The word biscotti comes from the Latin terms for ‘twice’ and ‘cooked’.