Grandma Solange's biscuits


Grandma Solange's biscuits
These biscuits are very simple to make and delicious with tea or coffee. They are easy enough for children to enjoy making them.
71 K 4.1/5 (22 reviews)
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Last modified on: November 12th 2014
For 25 biscuits, you will need:

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 25 min.
Cooking: 20 min.
All in all: 45 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 3 min.
Grandma Solange's biscuits
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Put ½ cup butter and 23 cup caster sugar into a food-mixer bowl.

Mix on slow speed until evenly mixed.

Stage 2 - 2 min.
Grandma Solange's biscuits
Add 1 23 cup flour and 2 eggs.

Stage 3 - 4 min.
Grandma Solange's biscuits
Beat until thooughly mixed.

Stage 4 - 15 min.
Grandma Solange's biscuits
Shape the mixture into into small heaps using 2 teaspoons, well spaced out on a baking sheet.

Stage 5
Grandma Solange's biscuits
Place an almond on the top of each heap.

Stage 6 - 20 min.
Grandma Solange's biscuits
And bake for about 15 minutes.

Stage 7
Grandma Solange's biscuits
Watch carefully towards the end of the cooking time: they are done when the edges are browned.

Leave to cool before eating.
Remarks
These small biscuits are the equivalent of Proust's madeleine for me: I can't make them without finding myself back, in my thoughts, in that (distant, very distant) time when I was about ten years old.
Source: Grandma Solange.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe40 RDI=10 %310 RDI=30 %100 RDI=20 %2,260 RDI=110 %9,450 RDI: 110 %
Per 100 g6 RDI=2 %50 RDI=5 %20 RDI=3 %390 RDI=20 %1,640 RDI: 20 %
Per biscuits1 RDI=1 %10 RDI=1 %3 RDI=1 %90 RDI=5 %380 RDI: 5 %
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: Milk, Gluten, egg, Nuts
How much will it cost?
  • For 25 biscuits : 1.40 €
  • Per biscuits : 0.10 €

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