Ingredients

• 75g unsalted butter
• 75g caster sugar
• 1 tsp lime zest, grated
• 1/2 egg, beaten
• 1 tsp rose-water
• 150g self-raising flour
• 30g ground almonds
• 2 tbsp icing sugar, to dust

Method

1. Grease two baking trays and preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas Mark 6.
2. Cream the butter, sugar and zest together and beat with a wooden spoon until light and fluffy.
3. Beat in the egg and rose-water.
4. Sift in the flour and almonds. Mix well together until you have a thick paste.
5. Form the paste into 3 sausage-like rolls the dimension of a 2p piece. Slice into 10cm strips and bend these into crescent shapes and place them evenly on the baking trays.
6. Bake for 12 minutes, until golden. Cool on a rack and dust with the icing sugar.