Almond Cantucci
(0 votes)
(0 votes)
Health Score:
5,8 / 10
Difficulty:
moderate
Difficulty
Preparation:
30 min.
Preparation
ready in 1 hr
Ready in
Ingredients
for
60
- Ingredients
- 1.333 cups almonds
- 1 unwaxed Orange (grated rind and juice)
- 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 pinch salt
- ½ packet Baking powder
- 1 packet Vanilla sugar
- 1.111 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 egg yolk (for glazing)
Preparation steps
1.
Toast the almonds without adding any fat and chop roughly.
2.
In a bowl mix the flour with the salt, baking powder, vanilla sugar and sugar. Add the eggs, orange rind and 1 -2 tbsp orange juice and knead to a smooth dough. Mix in the almonds.
3.
Shape into 2 rolls approximately 6 cm in diameter, place on a greased baking tray, flatten slightly and brush with egg yolk.
4.
Bake in a hot oven (180°) for about 15 minutes, until lightly browned. Take out, brush with the rest of the orange juice and cut into approximately 1 cm slices. Lay the slices on the baking tray and bake for a further 10-15 minutes, until crisp. Turn once.
