Spice Cantuccini

Ingredients

Directions

1. 1

   Roughly chop the cherries. Mix flour, baking powder, sugar, vanilla sugar, speculoos spice and 1 pinch of salt. Add butter and eggs. Mix with the whisk of the mixer. Add cherries, almonds and raisins.

2. 2

   Knead into a dough with your hands. Cover and chill for about 30 minutes.

3. 3

   Preheat oven (electric cooker: 175 °C/circulating air: 150 °C/gas: see manufacturer). Line a baking tray with baking paper. Quarter the dough and form each into a roll (approx. 15 cm long). Place on the baking tray with a little space between them.

4. 4

   Bake in a hot oven for about 15 minutes. Let them cool down.

5. 5

   Line two trays with baking paper. Cut each roll into about 20 thin slices. Distribute on the trays. Bake one after the other at the same temperature for about 8 minutes. Take out and pull off the baking tray together with the paper.

6. 6

   Let it cool down.

7. 7

   Chop the couverture and melt in a hot water bath. Dip half of each Cantuccini in the couverture and let it dry.