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Cigarettes Russes (Piroulines)
The French name for these tubular biscuits means "Russian cigarettes". Cigarettes Russes are perfect for serving with ice cream or other desserts.
The basic biscuit is fairly easy to make; the tricky bit is rolling the tube once cooked.
The basic biscuit is fairly easy to make; the tricky bit is rolling the tube once cooked.
50 min.
Average
48 pieces
4 IngredientsLast modified on: May 25th 2014
For 48 pieces, you will need:
- 1
200 g flour - 2
300 g icing sugar - 3
200 g egg white - 4
200 g butter - Total weight: 900 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 35 min.
Cooking: 15 min.
All in all: 50 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 2 min.
Stage 2 - 2 min.
Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).
Heat 200 g butter over low heat until just melted.
Sieve together 200 g flour and 300 g icing sugar.
Heat 200 g butter over low heat until just melted.
Sieve together 200 g flour and 300 g icing sugar.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Add 200 g egg white to this mixture.
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Mix thoroughly.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Pour in the melted butter...
Stage 6 - 2 min.
...and mix again.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Pour small dollops of batter about 6 cm (2 inches) in diameter on a baking sheet covered with a non-stick sheet or cooking parchment. You will need to work in batches.
Stage 8 - 15 min.
Bake for about 15 minutes. When the biscuits are brown around the edge and still pale in the centre, they are cooked.
If they cook unevenly (this depends on your oven, and is the case with mine), turn the baking sheet round as they finish cooking.
If they cook unevenly (this depends on your oven, and is the case with mine), turn the baking sheet round as they finish cooking.
Stage 9 - 10 min.
Now comes the tricky bit: rolling. Open the oven door, leaving it running, and lay a sheet of cooking parchment on the door.
Lift a biscuit off the baking sheet with a palette-knife and turn it upside-down onto the paper. Roll it up immediately around the pencil you prepared earlier.
Lift a biscuit off the baking sheet with a palette-knife and turn it upside-down onto the paper. Roll it up immediately around the pencil you prepared earlier.
Stage 10
You can see how to roll the biscuits in this video.
Stage 11 - 5 min.
Place the finished biscuits as you make them on a wire rack.
Your Cigarettes Russes are ready once they have cooled.
Your Cigarettes Russes are ready once they have cooled.
Remarks
You can flavour your biscuits by adding ground almonds, citrus zest, or a little orange or lemon juice to the mixture.
For thinner biscuits, use a little less mixture and spread it out into a circle with the back of a tablespoon or palette knife. This will make a thinner biscuit, but it will be a bit more difficult to roll up.
For thinner biscuits, use a little less mixture and spread it out into a circle with the back of a tablespoon or palette knife. This will make a thinner biscuit, but it will be a bit more difficult to roll up.
Keeping: A few days in an airtight tin.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 30 RDI=10 % | 450 RDI=40 % | 170 RDI=30 % | 3,440 RDI=170 % | 14,400 RDI: 170 % |
| Per 100 g | 3 RDI=1 % | 50 RDI=5 % | 20 RDI=3 % | 380 RDI=20 % | 1,600 RDI: 20 % |
| Per piece | 0 | 9 RDI=1 % | 3 RDI=1 % | 70 RDI=4 % | 300 RDI: 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 48 pieces : 3.20 €
- Per piece : 0.10 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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