Krustini Rusks or Country Biscuits

Description
Serves 4.

Ingredients

 * 400g flour
 * 1 teaspoon baking powder
 * 100g. margarine
 * 100g. sugar
 * 50g can dried orange peel finely chopped
 * 1 egg
 * 1 teaspoon Vanilla Essence
 * Grated rind and juice of 1 orange
 * 50g roasted almonds roughly chopped

Directions

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