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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.

75 K 4.6/5 (19 reviews)

1 hour 35 min. difficulté

Easy

3.15 €

45 biscuits

7 Ingredients

Last modified on: July 30^th 2014

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For 45 biscuits, you will need:

1 1 cup + 2 tablespoons flour
2 ²⁄₃ cup ground almonds
3 ½ cup icing sugar
4 ²⁄₃ cup butter
5 1 egg
6 1 pinch fine (or table) salt
7 1 lemon

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15 biscuits 45 biscuits 90 biscuits 135 biscuits

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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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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Put into a food-processor bowl: 1 cup + 2 tablespoons flour, ²⁄₃ cup ground almonds, ½ cup icing sugar, ²⁄₃ cup 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.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

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 %

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: Gluten, Nuts, Milk, egg

How much will it cost?

For 45 biscuits : 3.15 €
Per biscuits : 0.10 €

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