Julie’s biscuits – nut crescents and almond fingers

Almond / hazelnut / walnuts crescents

225 gm Butter
75 gm Sugar
275 gm Flour
125 gm ground nuts

Form into a roll,
Wrap in wax paper, refrigerate for 15 mins. Slice and shape into crescents.
Bake in a moderately slow oven for 12 mins and while still hot roll in caster sugar (they are quite delicate and crumbly at this stage.)

Almond fingers

6 oz ground almonds
6 oz icing sugar
½ tsp cinnamon
1 egg white

Icing
One tablespoon plain flour
4 oz icing sugar
1 egg white

Combine icing sugar, cinnamon, ground almonds. Beat egg white slightly, add dry ingredients, making stiff paste. Knead until smooth. Roll out on floured board to about ¼ “ thick.

Sift icing sugar and flour into basin. Add enough egg white to give icing consistency. Spread over the dough. Cut into fingers

Bake in moderate oven 10 – 15 mins.