French Market Recipe 2026 28
Biscuits de Papa aux petites pousses
Papa’s little thumbies
Ingredients for +/-20 biscuits
- 200g flour
- 150g French butter
- 100g Castor Sugar
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1 egg
- 1 Bonne Maman cherry jam
Directions
- Preheat oven to 160/170C degrees
- Cut butter into small pieces and place in mixing bowl
- Add the sugar and mix together until creamy
- Add beaten egg and vanilla essence and mix in
- Add flour and mix all together to form a dough ball
- Prepare a baking tray by spraying with a non-stick spray
- Take teaspoon sized pieces of dough and roll into little balls
- Place the balls onto the baking tray, leaving space around each one
- Use your (or your child’s thumb) to press the ball down in the centre, making a small well
- Spoon in a little bit of jam into the well
- Cool in fridge for about 30 minutes
- Bake for about 15 minutes, they should go a little brown around the edges, watch they do not go too brown
- You can turn off oven and leave them to dry a bit longer to crisp them
Serve with a glass of Louis Roederer Rose champagne available from the French Market shop, or order online at www.Frenchmarket.co.za.
Bon Appétit