Little lemon biscuits
These small, lemon-flavoured biscuits are very easy to make and are inspired by the Italian "biscotti al limone".
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Last modified on: September 14th 2014
Keywords for this recipe:Small cakesLemonItalianSimpleFor 90 pieces, you will need:
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3 lemons - 1
900 g flour - 2
33 g baking powder - 3
390 g butter - 4
360 g brown sugar - 5
150 g caster sugar - 6
3 eggs - 7
3 egg yolks - 8
3 pinches fine (or table) salt - Total weight: 2,433 grams
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Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 min. | 1 hour | 25 min. | 1 hour 42 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Put into a food-processor bowl: 900 g flour, 33 g baking powder*, 390 g butter, 360 g brown sugar, 150 g caster sugar, 3 eggs, 3 egg yolks and 3 pinches fine (or table) salt.
Add the zest of 3 lemons.
*Beware! This amount is for French baking powder, which is twice as strong as British! If you are using British baking powder, use 22g.
Add the zest of 3 lemons.
*Beware! This amount is for French baking powder, which is twice as strong as British! If you are using British baking powder, use 22g.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Knead in slow speed until the dough is thoroughly mixed.
Stage 3 - 1 hour
Roll the dough into a cylinder and wrap in plastic film. Leave to rest in the fridge for 1 hour or overnight.
Stage 4 - 7 min.
Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).
Slice the roll of dough fairly thinly. You can leave the slices in their rather squashed shape (like in the photos), or push them back into circles with your fingers.
Slice the roll of dough fairly thinly. You can leave the slices in their rather squashed shape (like in the photos), or push them back into circles with your fingers.
Stage 5 - 25 min.
Bake until the biscuits are golden (about 20-30 minutes).
Remarks
You can vary the flavour of these biscuits by using different citrus zest (orange, grapefruit, etc.).
Keeping
Several days in an airtight tin.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 8,679 Kcal or 36,337 Kj | 116 gr | 1,218 gr | 371 gr |
| 434 % | 45 % | 115 % | 56 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 357 Kcal or 1,495 Kj | 5 gr | 50 gr | 15 gr |
| 18 % | 2 % | 5 % | 2 % |
| Per piece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 96 Kcal or 402 Kj | 1 gr | 14 gr | 4 gr |
| 5 % | <1 % | 1 % | 1 % |
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Source
Based on a recipe by Mamazan.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Nanou's chocolate cake, Four quarters, Little Christmas biscuits, Tea and white chocolate biscuits, Hollandaise sauce, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gratin slices with spinach, Provençal colombier for Pentecost, Elsa's Comtoise galette, Lobster Thermidor, Rosemary steamed fish, ... All |
 | Brown sugar: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chocolate cereal bars, Flaky brownie brioche, Mojito peaches, Traditional nutty choc-chip cookies, Moist cereal bars, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pears and caramelised walnut samosas , Tart Tatin, Nougat, Macarons (the original French macaroons) , Hazelnut and orange cake, ... All |
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