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Breton sablé biscuit dough

Brittany is famous for its rich, sandy textured "sablé" biscuits. Similar to shortbread, they are made with lots of butter and egg yolk, and just a hint of vanilla.

This dough can be made into simple biscuits – already delicious on their own – or used as the base for tarts and other desserts.

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Last modified on: August 1^st 2018

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For 650 g, you will need:

1 250 g flour
2 11 g baking powder
3 160 g butter
4 150 g caster sugar
5 10 g Vanilla sugar
6 70 g egg yolk
7 4 g fine (or table) salt
Total weight: 655 grams

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

Sieve 250 g flour and 11 g baking powder* together.

Set aside.

*Translator's note: French baking powder is about twice the strength of the UK version. For UK baking powder, 6 level teaspoons would be the equivalent. I have not tried it, but think 4 might do the job.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Put into a food-mixer bowl: 160 g butter,150 g caster sugar and 10 g Vanilla sugar.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Mix on medium speed until evenly mixed.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

Add 70 g egg yolk and mix again until evenly mixed.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Tip in the flour + baking powder with 4 g fine (or table) salt.

Knead on slow speed until evenly mixed. Stop as soon as the dough is formed.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Your Breton biscuit dough is ready. Weigh out into pieces of about 12 oz (325 g). Flatten into cakes and wrap in plastic film. Refrigerate overnight before using.

Remarks

If you simply want to make Breton sablé biscuits, roll out the dough next day to just under half an inch (1 cm) thick and cut out to the size and shape of your choice. Bake at 360°F (180°C) for about 25 minutes.

Keeping

Several days in the fridge, wrapped in plastic film. Freezes very well.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,928 Kcal or 12,259 Kj	35 gr	347 gr	159 gr
146 %	14 %	33 %	24 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
447 Kcal or 1,871 Kj	5 gr	53 gr	24 gr
22 %	2 %	5 %	4 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk, Egg

How much will it cost?

For 650 g : 2.09 €

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