This site uses only a few technical cookies necessary for its operation. By continuing to browse, you accept their use.
To find out more...
To find out more...
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.
88 K 4.7/5 (20 reviews)
1 hour 35 min.
Easy
3.15 €
45 biscuits
7 IngredientsLast modified on: July 30th 2014
For 45 biscuits, you will need:
- 1
170 g flour - 2
60 g ground almonds - 3
80 g icing sugar - 4
150 g butter - 5
1 egg - 6
1 pinch fine (or table) salt - 7
1 lemon - Total weight: 640 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 25 min.
Resting: 1 hour
Cooking: 10 min.
All in all: 1 hour 35 min.
If you start now, at , you will finish around : ?.Change start time
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: .Change end time
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.
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.
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 | 40 RDI=10 % | 230 RDI=20 % | 170 RDI=30 % | 2,550 RDI=130 % | 10,670 RDI: 130 % |
| Per 100 g | 5 RDI=2 % | 40 RDI=3 % | 30 RDI=4 % | 400 RDI=20 % | 1,670 RDI: 20 % |
| Per biscuits | 0 | 5 RDI=0 % | 3 RDI=1 % | 60 RDI=3 % | 240 RDI: 3 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 45 biscuits : 3.15 €
- Per biscuits : 0.10 €
Change currency:
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
Some other recipes using this recipe
Lemon Meringue Pie Verrines
This is a new twist on the classic lemon meringue pie. All the elements are there: sweet crunchy bits, meringue and lemon custard, but presented in layers in a glass.
75 K5 25 min.
This recipe uses (among others)
Flour
Like these other recipes: Galette Charentaise, Hazelnut and orange cake, Fillets of sole meunière, Doughnuts, Sauce Normande (for fish), ... See them all 211
Butter
Like these other recipes: How to prevent butter burning during cooking, French onion soup, Cod loin with saffron, Mont d'or in brioche, Crispy rolls with chicken and leek, ... See them all 492
Icing sugar
Like these other recipes: Santiago Cake, Calissons, Ardéchois, Gâteau Nantais, Croute à thé, ... See them all 62
Ground almonds
Like these other recipes: Checkerboard biscuits, Nanou's apple and almond cake, Amandier (gluten-free almond cake), Almond dacquoise, Succès praliné (praline meringue), ... See them all 46
Other recipes you may also like
Celeriac Rémoulade
A classic recipe of traditional French bistro cooking (winter salad). December 21th 2020420 K5 20 min.
Creamy cauliflower and avocado salad
For this simple and delicious recipe of cauliflower and avocado salad, linked by a rémoulette dressing, you will surely notice the very creamy side of the whole, due to the association of avocado and sauce. This creaminess will become more pronounced if you stir the mixture. The name "Caulicado salad", which is very appealing to children, was of course chosen. February 26th 202328 K 25 min.
Fresh fruit in sabayon
Fresh grapefruit and / or pears, covered with a sabayon and a pinch of citrus crunch. February 21th 2011303 K4.7 55 min.
Tiramisu
Classic italian recipe (the name means "pull me up" or more poetically, "take me up to the sky"). It's similar to a charlotte in its structure: layers of flavoured biscuits between layers of smooth cream. July 27th 2013519 K5 50 min.
Brioche dough
It's a soft and rich dough, with butter and eggs which give a smooth and incredibly tasty brioche. This is the basic recipe for brioche dough, used for all other brioche-based recipes on the site. September 16th 2020551 K 44.2 14 hours 30 min.
News list of cooking-ez.com
Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2026-03-08)
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Post a comment or question
Follow this recipe
If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.