Cantuccini with Hazelnuts

Ingredients

• 200 g hazelnuts
• 1 untreated orange (zest and juice)
• 400 g flour
• 1 pinch salt
• 0.5 sachet baking powder
• 1 sachet vanilla sugar
• 250 g sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 egg yolk (for brushing)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Roast the hazelnuts without oil and roughly chop them.

2. 2.

   In a bowl mix flour with salt, baking powder, vanilla sugar, and sugar; add the eggs, orange zest, and 1–2 tbsp orange juice to form a smooth dough, then fold in the hazelnuts.

3. 3.

   Roll the dough into two logs about 6 cm wide, place on a greased baking sheet, flatten slightly, and brush with egg yolk.

4. 4.

   Bake in a hot oven at 180°C for about 15 minutes until lightly browned. Remove, brush with remaining orange juice, slice into ~1 cm thick pieces, return to the sheet and bake another 10–15 minutes until crisp, turning once.