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.
121 K 4.1/5 (14 reviews)
50 min.
Easy
10 biscuits
5 IngredientsLast modified on: February 12th 2014
For 10 biscuits, you will need:
- 1
1 egg - 2
¼ cup caster sugar - 3
1⁄3 cup flour - 4
2 drop food colouring - 5
1 ½ tablespoon icing sugar
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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 1 egg with ¼ cup 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 1⁄3 cup 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 | 10 RDI=4 % | 100 RDI=10 % | 5 RDI=1 % | 510 RDI=30 % | 2,120 RDI: 30 % |
| Per 100 g | 6 RDI=2 % | 60 RDI=6 % | 3 RDI=1 % | 310 RDI=20 % | 1,290 RDI: 20 % |
| Per biscuits | 1 RDI=0 % | 10 RDI=1 % | 0 | 50 RDI=3 % | 210 RDI: 3 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 10 biscuits : 0.30 €
- Per biscuits : 0.05 €
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