Canestrello Primamacina
the recipe
Ingredients
- 800 g Primamacina shortcrust Flour
- 540 g Butter
- 220 g Granulated sugar
- 220 g Almond powder
- 3 g Salt
Directions
- Place all ingredients in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (the butter must be at room temperature).
- Mix briefly until a homogeneous dough forms.
- Roll out the dough on parchment paper and chill in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
- Then laminate with a sheeter to a thickness of 7 mm.
- Cut out the shapes using a suitable cookie cutter and place them on a baking tray.
- Cut out the center of each cookie again using a plain round cutter.
- Bake in a convection oven at 165°C for about 15 minutes, opening the vent after the first 3 minutes of baking.
- Once cooled, dust with icing sugar.