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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.

67 K 4.1/5 (22 reviews)

45 min.

Easy

1.35 €

25 biscuits

5 Ingredients

Last modified on: November 12^th 2014

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For 25 biscuits, you will need:

1 ½ cup butter
2 ²⁄₃ cup caster sugar
3 1 ²⁄₃ cup flour
4 2 eggs
5 whole almonds

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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.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Put ½ cup butter and ²⁄₃ cup caster sugar into a food-mixer bowl.

Mix on slow speed until evenly mixed.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Add 1 ²⁄₃ cup flour and 2 eggs.

Stage 3 - 4 min.

Beat until thooughly mixed.

Stage 4 - 15 min.

Shape the mixture into into small heaps using 2 teaspoons, well spaced out on a baking sheet.

Stage 5

Place an almond on the top of each heap.

Stage 6 - 20 min.

And bake for about 15 minutes.

Stage 7

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 recipe	40 RDI=10 %	310 RDI=30 %	100 RDI=20 %	2,260 RDI=110 %	9,450 RDI: 110 %
Per 100 g	6 RDI=2 %	50 RDI=5 %	20 RDI=3 %	390 RDI=20 %	1,640 RDI: 20 %
Per biscuits	1 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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