Arlesian Biscuits


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.
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Last modified on: July 30th 2014
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 25 min.
Resting: 1 hour
Cooking: 10 min.
All in all: 1 hour 35 min.
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Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.
Arlesian Biscuits : Stage 1
Put into a food-processor bowl: 170 g flour, 60 g ground almonds, 80 g icing sugar, 150 g butter, 1 egg, 1 pinch fine (or table) salt and the zest of 1 lemon.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 3 min.
Arlesian Biscuits : Stage 2
Knead until thoroughly mixed.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 1 hour
Arlesian Biscuits : Stage 3
Gather the dough and pat into a flat "cake". Wrap in plastic film.

Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 5 min.
Arlesian Biscuits : Stage 4
Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Roll out the dough about 1/2 cm (1/4 inch) thick.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 7 min.
Arlesian Biscuits : Stage 5
Cut out small circles...

Stage 6 - ⌛ 3 min.
Arlesian Biscuits : Stage 6
... 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.
Arlesian Biscuits : Stage 7
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 recipe40 RDI=10 %230 RDI=20 %170 RDI=30 %2,550 RDI=130 %10,670 RDI: 130 %
Per 100 g5 RDI=2 %40 RDI=3 %30 RDI=4 %400 RDI=20 %1,670 RDI: 20 %
Per biscuits05 RDI=0 %3 RDI=1 %60 RDI=3 %240 RDI: 3 %
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
Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Nuts, milk, egg
How much will it cost?
  • For 45 biscuits : 3.15 €
  • Per biscuits : 0.10 €

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