Finger biscuits
These small biscuits, that look a bit like savoy biscuits, are delicious alone or with Champagne, but are also the base for charlottes or Tiramisu.
258,7003.8/5 for 20 ratings
Last modified on: June 22th 2013
For 20 biscuits, you will need:
- 1
5 eggs - 2
120 g caster sugar - 3
10 g Vanilla sugar - 4
100 g flour - 5
icing sugar - 6 2 tablespoons caster sugar
- Total weight: 510 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: Several days in a closed metal box.
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 45 min. | 15 min. | 1 hour |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1
Stage 2 - 10 min.
Put yolks in a bowl, and add 120 g caster sugar and 10 g Vanilla sugar.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Beat until mixture becomes pale.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
And fold it in with a spatula. Stop mixing as soon as flour is totally incorporated.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Beat egg-whites to firm peak stage, adding 2 tablespoons caster sugar midway.
Stage 7 - 5 min.
Stage 8
Stop as soon as blended, no matter if some traces of white are still visible.
Stage 9 - 10 min.
Spread out mixture on a non-stick baking sheet, using a forcing bag (1 cm diameter), making cylinders about 5 cm or 2 inches long.
Stage 10 - 3 min.
Sprinkle a little icing sugar on top.
Stage 11 - 15 min.
Put in the oven straight away and cook for about 15 minutes. Watch colour towards end of cooking time.
Remarks
The small history said that those biscuits was created in the 18th century by the famous chef Antonin Carème, at this time chef of Prince of Talleyrand. The prince love to dip a biscuit in his glass of Porto wine every evening, so Carème make this long biscuits for him (I love those pretty stories).
According to Mado, in Quebec these biscuits are called "Doigts de dames" (ladies' fingers), which is rather more poetic.
According to Mado, in Quebec these biscuits are called "Doigts de dames" (ladies' fingers), which is rather more poetic.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 20 biscuits : 1.22 €
- Per biscuits : 0.06 €
Recipes that use this recipe: 5
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Source
From Gaston Lenôtre.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Coconut-vanilla cream for Elsa , Rhubarb tart, Clafoutis "Marie-Antoinette", Alsatian apple tart, Frozen cottage cheese with strawberries, ... All |
| Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Prune Far, Little lemon biscuits, Brownie, Spring veal sauté , Fougasse with bacon and Comté, ... All |
 | Vanilla sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Bounty-style tart for Alison, Toffee apple upside-down cake, Quince and apple compote, Pear compote , Clementine sorbet, ... All |
| Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Broccoli savoury custard, Chocolate tart, Caramel rice pudding, Flamiche, Spinach fritters, ... All |
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