Ingredients for six servings

• Almonds
• Flour
• Eggs
• Sugar
• Butter
• A package of baking powder
• Salt

Preparation

Beat the eggs well with sugar, then add the flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt. Lightly toast the almonds and cool; add to the dough.

Shape the dough into thin loaves about three fingers across; butter and flour a flat baking pan and place the loaves a fair distance apart. Brush with a beaten egg and bake in a moderate oven for about 15 minutes.

Remove loaves from oven and cut them across into biscuits; toast them in the oven for another ten minutes.