Krustini Rusks or Country Biscuits

Description

 * Serves 4

Ingredients

 * 400 g flour
 * 1 teaspoon baking powder
 * 100 g margarine
 * 100 g sugar
 * 50 g can dried orange peel finely chopped
 * 1 egg
 * 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
 * grated rind and juice of 1 orange
 * 50 g roasted almonds roughly chopped

Directions

 * 1) Sift flour, add baking powder and rub is.
 * 2) The margarine.
 * 3) Beat egg in a bowl and add the sugar.
 * 4) Mix the egg and sugar well an add to the flour.
 * 5) Add orange juice together with all the other ingredients.
 * 6) Mix well and add very little water to obtain a rather stiff dough.
 * 7) Divide dough into four portions and form each portion into a long flat roll.
 * 8) Bake in a moderately hot oven until light gold in colour.
 * 9) Allow to cool completely.
 * 10) Cut the baked rolls in 1 cm thick slices and bake again until golden and crisp.