Cantuccini

Ingredients for 100 servings:

• 300 g flour
• 200 g almonds, whole
• 100 g almonds, sliced
• 100 g almond(s), ground
• 1 packet of baking powder
• 3 eggs
• 1 pinch of salt
• 450 g sugar
• 1 packet of vanilla sugar
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 50 g coffee powder (espresso powder)
• 50 ml coffee (freshly brewed espresso)

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

Beat the egg whites until stiff. Add the flour, egg yolks, sugar, vanilla sugar, baking powder, salt, and lemon juice and mix. Then add the freshly brewed espresso and the espresso powder. Mix everything together. Now add the almonds one at a time: first the ground almonds, then the slivers, then the whole almonds. Knead (dough hook) until everything is evenly distributed. Preheat oven to 180 degrees (convection oven). Roll the dough into 3 cm thick rolls (works best with flour on the work surface and on your hands). This makes about 7-8 rolls, which fits perfectly on two baking sheets lined with baking paper. Place the rolls on the baking sheets and bake in the oven for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and cut into 1 cm wide strips. This works best with a large, sharp knife. Leave some space between the small strips and return to the oven for another 10 minutes.