Little lemon biscuits
These small, lemon-flavoured biscuits are very easy to make and are inspired by the Italian "biscotti al limone".
50,2584.6/5 for 20 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: September 14th 2014
For 30 pieces, you will need:
- 0
1 lemon - 1
300 g flour - 2
11 g baking powder - 3
130 g butter - 4
120 g brown sugar - 5
50 g caster sugar - 6
1 egg - 7
1 egg yolk - 8
1 pinch fine (or table) salt - Total weight: 811 grams
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. |
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Step by step recipe
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.
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.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Knead in slow speed until the dough is thoroughly mixed.
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.
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.
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.
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.).
Keeping:
Several days in an airtight tin.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 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 30 pieces : 2.10 €
- Per piece : 0.07 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Based on a recipe by Mamazan.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Almond mug cake for Mary, Sesame cookies, Fish in a sesame crust, Half-cooked chocolate cake with raspberry coulis, Boeuf (beef) bourguignon, ... All |
| Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to prevent butter burning during cooking, Scallops with crunchy vegetables and wine sabayon, Gratin Parmentier, Cannelés, Foie gras fingers, ... All |
| Brown sugar: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Canadian apple crumble, Chocolate cake, Chocolate rice pudding, Flaky brownie brioche, Craquelin (sweet cracker dough), ... All |
| Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Bonnevaux apple tart, Little caramelized peach tarts, Apple and almond gratin, Pink Reims biscuits, Oatmeal cake, ... All |
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