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.