Orange biscuits

Pour the flour on a pastry Board, 60 g of sugar and a pinch of salt: mix, take the fountain, ask yourself the softened butter and cut into pieces, and the two egg yolks.

Knead everything quickly, then formed into a ball, wrap it in a sheet of wax paper and let it rest in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, 60 g blanched almonds and peel them; passed in a damp towel and chop all the rest, along with the yellow zest of 1 orange.

Pour the proceeds into a bowl, add the remaining sugar and filtered orange juice, stirring well.

Grease and flour a plaque; turn the oven on 180 degrees.

Divide the dough into two equal pieces drawing two rectangles of 30 x 25 cm; ponetene one on the plate and lie above the mixture of almonds and orange.

Cover with the second rectangle of dough by pressing it well on edge with your fingers, then with the prongs of a fork sforacchiate.

Pass the plate in the oven already warm, for 25-30 minutes.

In a small saucepan the sieved icing sugar and dilute with filtered orange juice the second; Let it simmer until it took a drop between two fingers, wet before, will form the thread.

With this ' frosting ' brush the surface of the dough after it has been removed from the oven; hold the plate for a few minutes on the mouth of the oven so that the ' glaze ' become well.

Leave then rest 10 minutes preparation, then with the blade of a knife dipped in hot water, cut it into squares of 4-5 cm.