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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.

118 K 4.1/5 (14 reviews)

50 min.

Easy

0.85 €

60 biscuits

5 Ingredients

Last modified on: February 12^th 2014

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For 60 biscuits, you will need:

1 6 eggs
2 280 g caster sugar
3 250 g flour
4 10 drops food colouring
5 100 g icing sugar
Total weight: 930 grams

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10 biscuits 15 biscuits 30 biscuits 60 biscuits 90 biscuits

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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 6 eggs with 280 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 250 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.

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	60 RDI=20 %	570 RDI=50 %	30 RDI=5 %	2,810 RDI=140 %	11,770 RDI: 140 %
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 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: egg, Gluten

How much will it cost?

For 60 biscuits : 1.70 €
Per biscuits : 0.05 €

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