Grandma Solange's biscuits
These biscuits are very simple to make and delicious with tea or coffee. They are easy enough for children to enjoy making them.
37,0724.1/5 for 19 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: November 12th 2014
For 25 biscuits, you will need:
- 0
100 g butter - 1
125 g caster sugar - 2
250 g flour - 3
2 eggs - 4
whole almonds - Total weight: 575 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 24 min. | 20 min. | 44 min. |
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 - 3 min.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Put 100 g butter and 125 g caster sugar into a food-mixer bowl.
Mix on slow speed until evenly mixed.
Put 100 g butter and 125 g caster sugar into a food-mixer bowl.
Mix on slow speed until evenly mixed.
Stage 3 - 4 min.
Beat until thooughly mixed.
Stage 4 - 15 min.
Shape the mixture into into small heaps using 2 teaspoons, well spaced out on a baking sheet.
Stage 5
Place an almond on the top of each heap.
Stage 6 - 20 min.
And bake for about 15 minutes.
Stage 7
Watch carefully towards the end of the cooking time: they are done when the edges are browned.
Leave to cool before eating.
Leave to cool before eating.
Remarks
These small biscuits are the equivalent of Proust's madeleine for me: I can't make them without finding myself back, in my thoughts, in that (distant, very distant) time when I was about ten years old.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,258 Kcal or 9,454 Kj | 36 gr | 310 gr | 97 gr |
| 113 % | 14 % | 29 % | 15 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 393 Kcal or 1,645 Kj | 6 gr | 54 gr | 17 gr |
| 20 % | 2 % | 5 % | 3 % |
| Per biscuits | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 90 Kcal or 377 Kj | 1 gr | 12 gr | 4 gr |
| 5 % | 1 % | 1 % | 1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 25 biscuits : 1.35 €
- Per biscuits : 0.05 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Grandma Solange.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rolled chestnut and apple brioche, Aperitif rolls, Franche-Comté sticks, Kugelhof for Nanou, Tea and white chocolate biscuits, ... All |
| Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Quick orange marmalade, Tarte Normande, Candied grapefruit peel, Nougat, Strawberry, kiwi and mascarpone verrines, ... All |
| Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Moist chocolate cake, Flaky chocolate brioche, Breton Sandwich, Roast pork with sage, cooked in a bag., Ramekins of duchess potatoes, ... All |
| Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Oatmeal cake, Salmon and spinach quiche, Sweet pastry, Tarte Normande, Chocolate sweetcrust pastry, ... All |
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