Almond Fingers

1. 250 g (1/2 lb) flour.                                                                  4. 60 g (2 oz) ground almonds.
2. 155 g (5 oz) butter.                                                                  5. 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon.
3. 125 g (4 oz) castor sugar.                                                        6. 1 egg yolk.


    Rub butter into flour. Mix spice, ground almonds and sugar together and add into the flour. Beat yolk of egg with a little cold water and with it form the mixture into a stiff dough. Roll out into a long narrow strip, about 12 cm. (4 1/2 inches) wide. Cut off a narrow strip, about 1 cm. (1/2 inch) wide, from each side of the strip and lay on top of the large strip along the edges. Put on baking sheet and bake in a good oven till nearly done.