Almond biscuits (cantucci toscani)
Cantucci, one of the most typical Tuscan sweets. Here I have made them with almonds, but it accepts any kind of nut or even pieces of chocolate. If you have a little bit more than half an hour available, it's worth preparing them, because the recipe is very easy and you get Cantucci for the children to eat, and you to enjoy them in a relaxing moment, with a glass of sweet wine, for a few days!
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time25 minutes mins
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: Italiana
Keyword: almonds, eggs, flour, sugar
Servings: 60 units
Calories: 110kcal
Author: Mia Mattarello
- 300 g Flour
- 2 eggs
- 70 g Sugar
- 100 g brown sugar
- 1 Orange
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 40 g Butter
- 90 g Raw almonds
- 1 egg yolk
Grate the skin of the orange
Beat 2 eggs with the sugar
Add the flour and baking soda and mix
Add the butter, orange peel and almonds and mix
If the mixture is too doughy and difficult to work with, spread oil on your hands to form two rollers of the same size
Put the rollers on a sheet of baking paper, on a tray and paint the top of both with egg yolk
In a preheated oven at 190 degrees, bake for 20 minutes
Cut the bars into 1 cm slices
Put the cantucci on a tray and brown them at 200 degrees for 2 minutes or until they look toasty