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.
131 K 4.1/5 (14 reviews)
50 min.
Easy
0.85 €
30 biscuits
5 IngredientsLast 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
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 30 min.
Cooking: 20 min.
All in all: 50 min.
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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.
Keeping: Several days in an airtight tin.
Source: From Gaston Lenôtre.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 30 RDI=10 % | 280 RDI=30 % | 20 RDI=3 % | 1,410 RDI=70 % | 5,880 RDI: 70 % |
| Per 100 g | 6 RDI=2 % | 60 RDI=6 % | 3 RDI=1 % | 300 RDI=20 % | 1,270 RDI: 20 % |
| Per biscuits | 1 RDI=0 % | 9 RDI=1 % | 0 | 50 RDI=2 % | 200 RDI: 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 30 biscuits : 0.85 €
- Per biscuits : 0.05 €
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