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Tuscan Cantucci

FDL
By
Fine Dining Lovers
Editorial Staff
Difficulty
Easy
Total Time
1H 0MIN
Cuisine

Ingredients

Almonds: 200 g, shelled

Oranges: 1 each, untreated

Orange zest: grated

All purpose flour: 400 g

Salt: 1 pinch

Baking powder: 1 packet

Vanilla extract: 1 packet

Sugar: 250 g

Eggs: 4 each

Egg yolks: For gazing

Try these delicious Tuscan biscuits, ideal to eat after a Tuscan dinner and dip in Vin Santo.

Method
01.

Toast the almonds without adding any fat and chop roughly.

02.

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.

03.

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

04.

Bake in a hot oven (180°) for about 15 minutes, until lightly browned.

05.

Take out, brush with the rest of the orange juice and cut into approximately 1 cm slices.

06.

Lay the slices on the baking tray and bake for a further 10-15 minutes, until crisp. Turn once.

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