Cantuccini (Almond Biscotti)
Cantuccini are almond and aniseed biscuits from the Tuscany region in Italy. The recipe is from I talian-style cooking: the recipes of the Italian traditional cooking . The biscuits are delicious and will keep for ages! Serves: about 100 biscuits. Ingredients: 300g plain flour 1 tbsp bicarbonate of soda 200g sugar 100g sweet almonds, whole (blanched or with skin) zest of 1 orange 6 star anise, powdered pinch of salt 2 eggs 50ml milk 1 egg yolk Method: Sift the flour into a bowl and add the bicarbonate of soda. Make a well in the center and add the sugar, pinch of salt, orange zest, aniseed powder and almonds. Break 2 eggs into it and mix well, adding a little milk if the mixture is too dry. I added 50ml milk. Divide the dough in 3 parts and form 3 strings as thick as 2 fingers together and place them in a non-stick baking tray. I had to break the strings to fit on the trays. Brush the strings with egg yolk. Bake in a 190°C oven for 15 min, then r...