Blend together the eggs, vanilla and sugar.

Mix the flour, baking soda and salt together in a bowl.

Toast the almonds in a dry frying pan for a minute or so until they are golden brown.

Mix in the wet egg mixture in to the dry ingredients.

Mix in the toasted almonds.

Roll the dough out on a flowered surface and roll in to three separate loafs. Place on a greased baking tray and sprinkle with sugar.

Bake in an oven for 30 minutes at 400°F. Leave to cool and then cut the loafs in to diagonal slices about an inch thick. Return to the oven for another 15 minutes.