Tuscan biscotti

Almonds for Tuscan biscotti

A typical Tuscan biscuit from Capalbio – Tuscan biscotti

Ingredients:
5 eggs
1/2 kg of sugar
flour as is necessary
400 gr of shelled almonds
lemon rind (grated)
just a tip of leaven for walnuts

Arrange the flour on the pastry board, break off eggs and to shake them, add the sugar, the lemon rind, the almonds,  and a tip of leaven. Paste to get a soft paste. Form some rolls and put them in a buttered pie.
Put into an oven with moderate temperature for about half an hour.
After,  cut rolls in little slices large as a finger, put back in the oven again the biscuits to obtain the optimal cooking.