Biscuit dough using baking powder
This light, airy biscuit dough, made with separated eggs, melted butter, and baking powder, makes it even lighter and ideal for cakes and rolls.
The biscuit is a light dough made of yolks, whipped egg whites, sugar, butter, and flour. Baking powder makes it even lighter.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time25 min
- Cook time7 min
- Total32 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Calories199 kcal/serving
- Cooking methodfour
- Estimated cost$2.31 $0.29 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
people
- $1.40
- $0.55
- $0.14
- $0.13
- $0.09
Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Weigh all the ingredients accurately and prepare them. ≈ 2 min
- Crack each egg individually, separating the whites from the yolks. ≈ 3 min
- Combine the flour and yeast in a mixing bowl. ≈ 4 min
- Pour cette préparation, use a fine-mesh sieve over a second mixing bowl. ≈ 3 min
- Whip the egg whites to stiff peaks, adding the salt. Once they are ready, gently fold in 50g of sugar. ≈ 10 min
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan.
- Whip the remaining sugar with the egg yolks until the mixture becomes light and fluffy. ≈ 4 min
- Add half of the flour and the melted butter to this mixture. ≈ 4 min
- Next, gently fold in the whipped egg whites. ≈ 4 min
- Finish by gently incorporating the remaining flour. ≈ 3 min
The bill
Biscuit dough using baking powder
- 4 eggs$1.40
- 60 g of butter$0.55
- 125 grams of sugar$0.14
- 100 g of T45 wheat flour$0.13
- 1 package of baking powder$0.09
Total$2.31
that's $0.29 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 199 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 8.8 g |
| Saturated fat | 5.2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 25 g |
| Sugars | 15.8 g |
| Fiber | 0.4 g |
| Protein | 4.5 g |
| Salt | 0.08 g |
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