Cigarettes Russes (Piroulines)


Cigarettes Russes (Piroulines)
The French name for these tubular biscuits means "Russian cigarettes". Cigarettes Russes are perfect for serving with ice cream or other desserts.

The basic biscuit is fairly easy to make; the tricky bit is rolling the tube once cooked.
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Last modified on: May 25th 2014
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 35 min.
Cooking: 15 min.
All in all: 50 min.
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Stage 1 - ⌛ 2 min.
Cigarettes Russes (Piroulines) : Stage 1
Begin by preparing your rolling utensil: wrap a round pencil in aluminium foil.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 2 min.
Cigarettes Russes (Piroulines) : Stage 2
Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Heat 100 g butter over low heat until just melted.

Sieve together 100 g flour and 150 g icing sugar.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.
Cigarettes Russes (Piroulines) : Stage 3
Add 100 g egg white to this mixture.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 3 min.
Cigarettes Russes (Piroulines) : Stage 4
Mix thoroughly.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 2 min.
Cigarettes Russes (Piroulines) : Stage 5
Pour in the melted butter...

Stage 6 - ⌛ 2 min.
Cigarettes Russes (Piroulines) : Stage 6
...and mix again.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 3 min.
Cigarettes Russes (Piroulines) : Stage 7
Pour small dollops of batter about 6 cm (2 inches) in diameter on a baking sheet covered with a non-stick sheet or cooking parchment. You will need to work in batches.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 15 min.
Cigarettes Russes (Piroulines) : Stage 8
Bake for about 15 minutes. When the biscuits are brown around the edge and still pale in the centre, they are cooked.

If they cook unevenly (this depends on your oven, and is the case with mine), turn the baking sheet round as they finish cooking.

Stage 9 - ⌛ 10 min.
Cigarettes Russes (Piroulines) : Stage 9
Now comes the tricky bit: rolling. Open the oven door, leaving it running, and lay a sheet of cooking parchment on the door.

Lift a biscuit off the baking sheet with a palette-knife and turn it upside-down onto the paper. Roll it up immediately around the pencil you prepared earlier.

Stage 10
You can see how to roll the biscuits in this video.

Stage 11 - ⌛ 5 min.
Cigarettes Russes (Piroulines) : Stage 11
Place the finished biscuits as you make them on a wire rack.

Your Cigarettes Russes are ready once they have cooled.
Remarks
You can flavour your biscuits by adding ground almonds, citrus zest, or a little orange or lemon juice to the mixture.

For thinner biscuits, use a little less mixture and spread it out into a circle with the back of a tablespoon or palette knife. This will make a thinner biscuit, but it will be a bit more difficult to roll up.
Keeping: A few days in an airtight tin.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe10 RDI=6 %220 RDI=20 %90 RDI=10 %1,720 RDI=90 %7,200 RDI: 90 %
Per 100 g3 RDI=1 %50 RDI=5 %20 RDI=3 %380 RDI=20 %1,600 RDI: 20 %
Per piece09 RDI=1 %3 RDI=1 %70 RDI=4 %300 RDI: 4 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman
Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, egg, milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 24 pieces : 1.60 €
  • Per piece : 0.10 €

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