Hazelnut Crescents

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 160 degrees Celsius.
2. 2
   Grease and line 2 baking trays with paper.
3. 3
   Sift flours into a bowl. Add sugar and hazelnut meal. Mix well.
4. 4
   Rub butter into the hazelnut meal mixture, using your fingertips.
5. 5
   Stir in egg yolk and essence.
6. 6
   Stir the mixture until a soft dough forms and then lightly knead on a gluten free flour dusted bench.
7. 7
   Divide the mixture into two and wrap in plastic cling-wrapfor 15 minutes.
8. 8
   Roll each portion of dough into a long thick log, approx 2cm thick (1 inch). Cut the logs at 4cm intervals. Shape each piece into a crescent.
9. 9
   Place crescents on prepared trays. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until light golden in colour.
10. 10
    Stand on trays for 5 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool.
11. 11
    Dust with gluten-free icing sugar to serve.
12. 12
    Enjoy!