Biscuit dough using baking powder

Biscuit dough using baking powder

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This light, airy biscuit dough, made with separated eggs, melted butter, and baking powder, makes it even lighter and ideal for cakes and rolls.

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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

8 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

  1. Weigh all the ingredients accurately and prepare them. ≈ 2 min
  2. Crack each egg individually, separating the whites from the yolks. ≈ 3 min
  3. Combine the flour and yeast in a mixing bowl. ≈ 4 min
  4. Pour cette préparation, use a fine-mesh sieve over a second mixing bowl. ≈ 3 min
  5. Whip the egg whites to stiff peaks, adding the salt. Once they are ready, gently fold in 50g of sugar. ≈ 10 min
  6. Melt the butter in a small saucepan.
  7. Whip the remaining sugar with the egg yolks until the mixture becomes light and fluffy. ≈ 4 min
  8. Add half of the flour and the melted butter to this mixture. ≈ 4 min
  9. Next, gently fold in the whipped egg whites. ≈ 4 min
  10. 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

Calories199 kcal
Fat8.8 g
Saturated fat5.2 g
Carbohydrates25 g
Sugars15.8 g
Fiber0.4 g
Protein4.5 g
Salt0.08 g

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 60 g of butter
  • 125 grams of sugar
  • 100 g of T45 wheat flour
  • 1 package of baking powder
  • A pinch of salt

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