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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 7^th 2015

Keywords for this recipe:Biscuits Buckwheat flour Almonds Small biscuits Pastry

For 50 pieces, you will need:

0 200 g buckwheat flour
1 130 g caster sugar
2 120 g butter
3 50 g flour
4 20 g ground almonds
5 2 eggs
6 5 g baking powder
Total weight: 625 grams

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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.

Buckwheat almond biscuits : Photo of step #1

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.

Buckwheat almond biscuits : Photo of step #2

Mix until the dough is evenly mixed.

Stage 3 - 2 hours

Buckwheat almond biscuits : Photo of step #3

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.

Buckwheat almond biscuits : Photo of step #4

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.

Stage 5 - 6 min.

Buckwheat almond biscuits : Photo of step #5

Cut out circles, with a cutter if you have one, 1.5 inches (4 cm)in diameter...

Stage 6

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...and arrange on a baking sheet as you go.

Stage 7 - 20 min.

Buckwheat almond biscuits : Photo of step #7

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.

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 %

% 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).

How much will it cost?

For 50 pieces : 2.14 €
Per piece : 0.04 €

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Source

Home made.

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: Bonnevaux apple tart, Paris flan filling, Chocolate mug cake, Chocolate and vanilla crème brûlée, Chocolate eclairs, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Toasted-flour biscuits, Potatoes with prawns, Fish in a sesame crust, Noisette butter, Scallop and leek pancakes, ... All
	Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to seal a terrine or casserole dish, Fruit crumble, Hazelnut and orange cake, Checkerboard biscuits, Pistachio madeleines, ... All

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