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Peanut biscuits (biscuits ya nthanga)

Small biscuits that are both crisp and melting, made from ground peanuts. They are nibbled at any time of day with tea, and they keep for several days in a tin.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Nutrition facts

111 kcal per serving

Protein
2.6 g
Carbohydrates
9.4 g
of which sugars
4.7 g
Fat
6.8 g
Fiber
0.8 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C and line a tray with baking paper.
  2. Toast the peanuts dry in a pan for 5 minutes, then blitz them finely.
  3. In a bowl, rub the cold butter into the flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt until it looks like sand.
  4. Add the ground peanuts and sugar, then the egg and vanilla, and knead until smooth.
  5. Shape small balls the size of a walnut and flatten them slightly with a fork.
  6. Place them on the tray with space between and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until lightly golden.
  7. Let them cool completely on the tray, as the biscuits firm up as they cool.

Variations and tips

Chocolate biscuits. Add 50 g of dark chocolate chips to the dough before shaping the balls.

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