Cantuccini

 

 

CANTUCCINI

 

 

Ingredients:

Flour 500gr

Sugar 400gr

Chocolate 300gr

Eggs 4 +(1 to brush before putting in oven)

Dry yeast for deserts 1 tsp

Vanilla bean

Lemon zest (grated)

Salt

 

Mix the eggs, sugar, grated lemon zest, the inside of the vanilla bean and salt. When all ingredients are mixed well, add the flour and yeast sifting it, and mix again. When homogenous add the chocolate.

On a oven tray put some oven paper and add the mixture creating a long sausage tall 1 finger and large about 5cm. Brush the egg on top.

Cook at 180 C for about 20 minutes. Cut the cantuccini in their regular shape and put back for about 5 minutes in the oven.