Almond Cantucci

Name: Almond Cantucci
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 60
Cuisine: European, Italian
Ingredients: 1.333 cups almonds; 1 unwaxed Orange (grated rind and juice); 3.5 cups All purpose flour; 1 pinch salt; 0.5 packet Baking powder; 1 packet Vanilla sugar; 1.111 cups sugar; 4 eggs; 1 egg yolk (for glazing)

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30 min.

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Ingredients

Preparation

Ingredients

for 60 pieces about

1.333 cups

almonds

unwaxed Orange (grated rind and juice)

3 ½ cups

1 pinch

½ packet

1 packet

1.111 cups

egg yolk (for glazing)

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Preparation

Preparation steps

Step 1/4

Toast the almonds without adding any fat and chop roughly.

Step 2/4

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.

Step 3/4

Shape into 2 rolls approximately 6 cm in diameter, place on a greased baking tray, flatten slightly and brush with egg yolk.

Step 4/4

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.