pinch caster sugar
200g/7oz caster sugar
handful flaked almonds
112g/4oz strong flour
100g/3½oz blanched hazelnuts
icing sugar, to dust
pinch table salt
1 vanilla pod, sliced in half lengthways and seeds scraped out
55g/2oz unsalted butter
600ml/20fl oz double cream
4 tbsp full-fat milk
4 medium free-range eggs, 3 lightly beaten and 1 for egg wash