Buckwheat almond biscuits
In this sweet biscuit recipe, some of the normal wheat flour is replaced with buckwheat flour and ground almonds. This gives them a very distinctive flavour.
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Last modified on: October 7th 2015
Keywords for this recipe:For 50 pieces, you will need:
- 1
200 g buckwheat flour - 2
130 g caster sugar - 3
120 g butter - 4
50 g flour - 5
20 g ground almonds - 6
2 eggs - 7
5 g baking powder - Total weight: 625 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 2 hours 20 min. | 20 min. | 2 hours 40 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Put into a food-mixer bowl: 200 g buckwheat flour, 130 g caster sugar, 120 g butter, 50 g flour, 20 g ground almonds, 2 eggs and 5 g baking powder.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Mix until the dough is evenly mixed.
Stage 3 - 2 hours
Gather the dough into a flat cake and wrap with plastic film. Leave in the fridge to rest for 2 hours, or overnight.
Stage 4 - 4 min.
Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).
Use a rolling pin to roll out the dough about 1/4 inch (1/2 cm) thick.
Use a rolling pin to roll out the dough about 1/4 inch (1/2 cm) thick.
Stage 5 - 6 min.
Cut out circles, with a cutter if you have one, 1.5 inches (4 cm)in diameter...
Stage 6
...and arrange on a baking sheet as you go.
Stage 7 - 20 min.
Bake for about 20 minutes, but be careful not to overcook them. They should still be slightly soft when they come out of the oven.
Remarks
This short dough can also be used to make an original tart case.
Keeping
Several days in an airtight tin.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,555 Kcal or 10,697 Kj | 42 gr | 312 gr | 127 gr |
| 128 % | 16 % | 29 % | 19 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 409 Kcal or 1,712 Kj | 7 gr | 50 gr | 20 gr |
| 20 % | 3 % | 5 % | 3 % |
| Per piece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 51 Kcal or 214 Kj | 1 gr | 6 gr | 3 gr |
| 3 % | <1 % | 1 % | <1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 50 pieces : 2.14 €
- Per piece : 0.04 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Buckwheat flour: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Soup Cornouaillaise, Buckwheat pancakes, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pistachio tiramisu, Fraisier (French strawberry cake), Kugelhof for Nanou, Fruit paste : Blackcurrant, Mulled wine Belle-Plagne style, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Marchand de vin sauce, Pork Chops with Rosemary, Tatin apples with mascarpone cream, Italian toast, Clementine confectioner's custard, ... All |
 | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sausage mushroom and cheese crumble, "BN style" chocolate-filled biscuits, French Family Cake, Flognarde, Four quarters, ... All |
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