Cantucci

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 250 g flour
• 2 small eggs
• 50 g butter
• 200 g sugar
• vanilla sugar
• 1 tbsp lemon(s) – zest, grated
• 100 g almonds, coarsely ground in a food processor
• 50 g almond(s), whole

Instructions

Working time approx. 50 minutes; Total time approx. 50 minutes

the popular Italian almond biscuits

Knead all the dough ingredients, except for the whole almonds. Stir in the whole almonds at the very end. Shape the dough into three 3 cm diameter rolls, wrap in aluminum foil, and chill for about 30 minutes. Unroll the aluminum foil and place the dough roll on a baking tray. Bake in a preheated oven (160°C fan, gas mark 2) for about 15 minutes. In the meantime, cut baking paper to the size of the baking tray. After baking, remove the rolls from the tray and place baking paper on the tray. Cut the dough rolls diagonally with a sharp knife into slices about 1 cm thick and place them upright on the baking tray with a small gap between them. Bake for another 15-25 minutes. They should be golden brown and very hard. Enjoy them with an espresso or dipped in Vin Santo. They only taste good after a few days, when they have soaked through, and will keep in a tin for several weeks.