Step by Step method

• In a wooden pastry board mix the flour, the sugar, the cream of tartar and the soda. Add two of the eggs and keep mixing with your hand.

• Add the almonds gradually. And pinch of salt.Keep mixing the dough till forming a compact pastry.

• Shape the dough into 4 logs, 30 cm long 2/4 cm wide and place them in a baking tray with greaseproof paper. Brush each log with the egg left. Bake for about 30 minutes until golden brown. Put in the preheated oven at 165 degrees.

• Place each log in a cutting board, let them cool down for a few minutes and cut diagonally with a sharp knife. Put them back in the oven for another 10 minutes. Once they cooled down you can keep them in a glass jar.