Cantucci

In a bowl, briefly beat 2 whole eggs with 170 g granulated sugar using an electric mixer. Add 280 g 00 flour and 0.5 teaspoon baking soda and mix until you obtain a crumbly dough.

Add 40 g softened butter, 70 g shelled unpeeled almonds, the grated zest of 1 unwaxed orange and 1 tablespoon honey. Work the dough quickly and shape it into a ball.

Divide the dough into two parts and, with lightly floured hands, shape two logs. Place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper and brush them with 1 egg yolk.

Bake in a preheated oven at 190°C for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven, let rest for a few minutes and cut each log into diagonal slices about 1 cm thick.

Return the slices to the oven at 200°C for another 5 minutes, until golden.

Take the cantucci out of the oven and let them cool completely before serving.