Citrus cantucci with hazelnuts
Description
Homemade treats for tea. Of all Italian desserts, I like cantucci the most — delicious dry cookies that can be made with various fillings: nuts, raisins, figs, and so on. Even beginners in cooking will find them easy to prepare. Today, let's bake aromatic citrus cantucci with hazelnuts.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Here are all our ingredients for making delicious cantucci. I recommend making a double portion right away :)
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Step 2
2. Mix the sifted flour with baking powder, add sugar, almond flour, and zest. Stir and add one whole egg and the yolk from a second egg. Knead the dough.
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Step 3
3. Add the chopped nuts and knead the dough thoroughly.
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Step 4
4. Divide the dough into two parts and shape into bars about 4 cm wide. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
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Step 5
5. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the dough bars on it. Even them out, and I immediately shape the edges slightly diagonally, since cantucci will be sliced diagonally.
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Step 6
6. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for about 20 minutes. Remove and let cool for about 5 minutes.
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Step 7
7. Then, using a sharp knife, cut diagonally into 1 cm thick slices.
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Step 8
8. Place back on the baking sheet and return to the oven for another 10 minutes. The cantucci should brown nicely. That's it :)