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Américains with Hartshorn Flavoring

Américains with Hartshorn Flavoring

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Crisp yet tender little cakes, topped with sugar icing or chocolate and served after baking. Belgian américains cookies for your celebrations.

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Recipe from Martinus KE, Sundance Raphael, MichaelFrey and 6 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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The “Américains” are original flat pastries. This recipe guides you through making some that will be perfect for your celebrations.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time45 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr 25 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostPricey
  • Cooking methodOven
  • Estimated cost$484.92 $16.16 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

30 servings
  • $1.32
  • $0.69
  • $0.56
  • $1.85
  • $0.16
  • $0.08
  • $0.87
  • $479.39

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Mix the butter, sugar, eggs, salt and flavoring until you have a frothy batter. Then slowly add the milk, stirring constantly, and mix in about 90% of the flour. The remaining 10% should be sifted very finely with the hartshorn salt and added to the dough at the end. ≈ 4 min
  2. Pour the batter onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, using a cookie cutter or a portion dispenser, or two large spoons. The batter should be thick so that the hartshorn salt is well distributed. If you prefer taller “Américains,” you’ll need to leave out the hartshorn salt and use baking powder instead. ≈ 3 min
  3. Bake the “Américains” in a preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes, at about 180 to 200 °C. Once baked, remove them from the pan and set them aside to cool. When cool, they can be topped with fondant (sugar icing) or chocolate glaze, as you prefer.

The bill

Américains with Hartshorn Flavoring

  • 1000 g wheat flour$1.32
  • 700 ml milk (cold)$0.69
  • 500 g sugar$0.56
  • 200 g butter$1.85
  • 20 g hartshorn salt$0.16
  • 10 g table salt$0.08
  • 2 to 3 eggs$0.87
  • (Hartshorn flavoring)$479.39

Total$484.92

that's $16.16 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1000 g wheat flour
  • 700 ml milk (cold)
  • 500 g sugar
  • 200 g butter
  • 20 g hartshorn salt
  • 10 g table salt
  • 2 to 3 eggs
  • (Hartshorn flavoring)

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