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Little lemon biscuits

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These small, lemon-flavoured biscuits are very easy to make and are inspired by the Italian "biscotti al limone".

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Last modified on: September 14^th 2014

For 30 pieces, you will need:

• 1 1 lemon
• 2 300 g flour
• 3 11 g baking powder
• 4 130 g butter
• 5 120 g brown sugar
• 6 50 g caster sugar
• 7 1 egg
• 8 1 egg yolk
• 9 1 pinch fine (or table) salt
• Total weight: 811 grams

Change those ingredients for: 10 pieces 15 pieces 30 pieces 60 pieces 90 pieces

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How long does it take?

Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
17 min.	1 hour	25 min.	1 hour 42 min.

Keeping: Several days in an airtight tin.

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Step by step recipe

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Stage 1 - 5 min.

Put into a food-processor bowl: 300 g flour, 11 g baking powder*, 130 g butter, 120 g brown sugar, 50 g caster sugar, 1 egg, 1 egg yolk and 1 pinch fine (or table) salt.

Add the zest of 1 lemon.

*Beware! This amount is for French baking powder, which is twice as strong as British! If you are using British baking powder, use 22g.

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Stage 2 - 5 min.

Knead in slow speed until the dough is thoroughly mixed.

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Stage 3 - 1 hour

Roll the dough into a cylinder and wrap in plastic film. Leave to rest in the fridge for 1 hour or overnight.

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Stage 4 - 7 min.

Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Slice the roll of dough fairly thinly. You can leave the slices in their rather squashed shape (like in the photos), or push them back into circles with your fingers.

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Stage 5 - 25 min.

Bake until the biscuits are golden (about 20-30 minutes).

Remarks

You can vary the flavour of these biscuits by using different citrus zest (orange, grapefruit, etc.).

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,893 Kcal or 12,112 Kj	39 gr	406 gr	124 gr
145 %	15 %	38 %	19 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
357 Kcal or 1,495 Kj	5 gr	50 gr	15 gr
18 %	2 %	5 %	2 %

Per piece
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
96 Kcal or 402 Kj	1 gr	14 gr	4 gr
5 %	<1 %	1 %	1 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

• For 30 pieces : 2.10 €
• Per piece : 0.07 €

Note : These prices are only approximate

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Source

Based on a recipe by Mamazan.

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