Arlesian Biscuits
These small almond and lemon-flavoured biscuits have a short, melt-in-the-mouth texture. They are known as "sablés arlésiens" in French.
74 K 4.6/5 (19 reviews)
1 hour 35 min.
Easy
15 biscuits
7 IngredientsLast modified on: July 30th 2014
For 15 biscuits, you will need:
- 1
3.3 oz flour - 2
1.6 oz ground almonds - 3
1.1 oz icing sugar - 4
1.8 oz butter - 5
1⁄3 egg - 6
1⁄3 pinch fine (or table) salt - 7
1⁄3 lemon
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 25 min.
Resting: 1 hour
Cooking: 10 min.
All in all: 1 hour 35 min.
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: 18:00.Change end time
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Put into a food-processor bowl: 3.3 oz flour, 1.6 oz ground almonds, 1.1 oz icing sugar, 1.8 oz butter, 1⁄3 egg, 1⁄3 pinch fine (or table) salt and the zest of 1⁄3 lemon.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Knead until thoroughly mixed.
Stage 3 - 1 hour
Gather the dough and pat into a flat "cake". Wrap in plastic film.
Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).
Roll out the dough about 1/2 cm (1/4 inch) thick.
Roll out the dough about 1/2 cm (1/4 inch) thick.
Stage 5 - 7 min.
Cut out small circles...
Stage 6 - 3 min.
... and arrange on a baking sheet. NB: As the dough is very fragile, a palette knife will make lifting the biscuits easier.
Stage 7 - 10 min.
Bake for 10 minutes.
Remarks
Lime zest works very well, too.
Keeping: A few days in an airtight tin.
Source: Based on a recipe by Gaston Lenôtre..
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 10 RDI=5 % | 80 RDI=8 % | 60 RDI=8 % | 870 RDI=40 % | 3,660 RDI: 40 % |
| Per 100 g | 5 RDI=2 % | 40 RDI=4 % | 30 RDI=4 % | 400 RDI=20 % | 1,660 RDI: 20 % |
| Per biscuits | 0 | 5 RDI=1 % | 3 RDI=1 % | 60 RDI=3 % | 240 RDI: 3 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 15 biscuits : 1.10 €
- Per biscuits : 0.10 €
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