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:For 30 pieces, you will need:
- 1
1 lemon - 2
0 kg 2 g flour - 3
1 tablespoon baking powder - 4
0 kg butter - 5
0 kg brown sugar - 6
¼ cup caster sugar - 7
1 Egg - 8
1 egg yolk - 9
1 pinch fine (or table) salt
How long will it take?
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: 0 kg 2 g flour, 1 tablespoon baking powder*, 0 kg butter, 0 kg brown sugar, ¼ cup caster sugar, 1 Egg, 1 egg yolk and 1 pinch fine (or table) salt.
Add the zest of 1 lemon.
*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 1 lemon.
*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.
Source
Based on a recipe by Mamazan.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,893 Kcal or 12,112 Kj | 39 gr | 406 gr | 124 gr |
| 145 % | 15 % | 38 % | 19 % |
| 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 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 30 pieces : 2.10 €
- Per piece : 0.07 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Household cake (Gâteau de ménage), Peanut rolls, Cornmeal baps for Anne, Sesame fried scampi, Almond mug cake for Mary, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chestnut and hazelnut biscuits, Mussels marinière, Pistachio cream, Chocolate rolls (petits pains), Little Christmas biscuits, ... All |
 | Brown sugar: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tarte à l'coloche, Flaky brownie brioche, Tarte à l'coloche, Crisp apricot and pistachio tart, Sweet pancake rolls from Brittany, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Oatmeal cake, Pistachio powder or paste, Hazelnut and orange cake, "Moelleux" cake batter, Blackberry and almond fondant tart, ... All |
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