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Diamond biscuits

These round biscuits no doubt get their name from the coating of sparkling sugar crystals around the edge.

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Last modified on: December 30^th 2019

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For 25 pieces, you will need:

1 3.6 oz butter
2 1.4 oz icing sugar
3 0.4 oz Vanilla sugar
4 6.9 oz flour
5 1.8 oz granulated sugar
6 0.7 oz beaten egg

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
27 min.	1 hour	20 min.	1 hour 47 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

Put into a mixer bowl: 3.6 oz butter, 1.4 oz icing sugar and 0.4 oz Vanilla sugar.

Stage 2 - 4 min.

Mix until the consistency is creamy.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Add 6.9 oz flour.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Beat again until evenly mixed.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Roll the dough into a long sauusage...

Stage 6 - 1 hour

... and wrap tightly in plastic film.

Even up the cylinder by rolling with your hands on the worktop until nice and even.
Refrigerate for at least 1 hour (this can be made the day before).

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Put 1.8 oz granulated sugar in a rectangular dish.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

Lightly dampen the sausage of dough and roll in the granulated sugar, pressing to help the crystals stick.

Stage 9 - 5 min.

Slice the dough into discs 1/4 inch (1/2 cm) thick and arrange on a baking sheet lined with a sheet of cooking parchment.

Stage 10 - 3 min.

Use a brush to glaze the tops of the biscuits.

Stage 11 - 20 min.

Bake for 15-20 minutes.

Stage 12

Leave to cool on a wire rack.

Remarks

If you don't have vanilla sugar, you can add the seeds from half a vanilla pod at stage 1.

And to drink?

Keeping

Several days in an airtight tin.

Source

Based on a recipe by Gaston Lenôtre.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,591 Kcal or 6,661 Kj	15 gr	192 gr	88 gr
80 %	6 %	18 %	13 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
461 Kcal or 1,930 Kj	4 gr	56 gr	26 gr
23 %	2 %	5 %	4 %

Per piece
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
64 Kcal or 268 Kj	1 gr	8 gr	4 gr
3 %	<1 %	1 %	1 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Gluten, Egg

How much will it cost?

For 25 pieces : 1.31 €
Per piece : 0.05 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Checkerboard biscuits, Linzer torte, How to seal a terrine or casserole dish, Galette Charentaise, Apple and almond cake, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate eclairs, Chilli chicken and spinach gratin, Creamy spinach and potato gratin, Salmon rillettes, Fraisier (French strawberry cake), ... All
	Granulated sugar: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Kouign-amann brioche, Quince paste, Windfall apple jelly, Windfall apple jelly, Fruit paste : Blackcurrant, ... All
	Icing sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Linzer torte, Chocolate almond cookies, Sicilian Epiphany Pie, Walnut paste, How to make marzipan decorations, ... All

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