Pink Reims biscuits
These biscuits are a speciality of Reims. They have a light texture, rather like finger biscuits, and are traditionally rectangular and coloured pink.
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Last modified on: February 12th 2014
For 30 biscuits, you will need:
- 1
3 eggs - 2
140 g caster sugar - 3
125 g flour - 4
5 drops food colouring - 5
50 g icing sugar - Total weight: 465 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: Several days in an airtight tin.
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 26 min. | 20 min. | 46 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 - 5 min.
Beat together the yolks of 3 eggs with 140 g caster sugar until the mixture foams and turns white.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Add the egg whites a little at a time...
Stage 3
...allowing the mixture to "foam" each time before adding more.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
At the end, add the red colouring.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Sieve 125 g flour onto the mixture and fold in gently with a soft spatula. Lean the bowl over on its side to do this more easily.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).
Reims biscuits are normally rectangular, but you can use whatever shape moulds or tins you have available.
Fill the moulds 3/4 full.
Reims biscuits are normally rectangular, but you can use whatever shape moulds or tins you have available.
Fill the moulds 3/4 full.
Stage 7 - 20 min.
Dust with icing sugar and bake for about 20 minutes.
Stage 8 - 5 min.
Turn out when cold.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 30 biscuits : 0.84 €
- Per biscuits : 0.03 €
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: Muffin dough, Passion fruit jellies, Bounty-style tart for Alison, Raspberry muffins, Rum babas, ... All |
| Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Hamburgers, Liège waffles, Cornmeal baps for Anne, Cookies, Sweet pastry, ... All |
| Icing sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Diamond biscuits, Linzer torte, Chocolate sweetcrust pastry, Jam doughnuts, Almond cream or frangipane, ... All |
| Food colouring: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Pear and lime meringue pie, Peach and green tea tart, Strawberry feuilleté, Macarons (the original French macaroons) , Lime confectioner's custard (pastry cream), ... All |
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