Poppy and sesame seed copycat Bonne Maman cookies
Par Laurie le 24 juillet 2016, 17:47 - French pastry bites - Lien permanent
Bonne Maman is one of the best cookie brands in France. They first specialized in jam and then yoghurt and have recently started making cookies. They're good quality and offer interesting options to the more conventional – and let's be frank – boring pastry bites you can find in French supermarkets. My favorite cookie is a sablé – a sort of shortbread with poppy and sesame seeds. Here's its recipe. You can use it for snacks with coffee or tea. They're easy to carry in a lunch box and can be used to make a blueberry trifle (see recipe on my blog).
For 40 to 50 small bites (a tsp and a half worth of dough) or less if you make larger ones:
1 and 1/3 cup flour, sifted
1/4 cup oats
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup and 2 Tbsp butter, cubed
1 egg
2 Tbsp sesame seeds
2 Tbsp poppy seeds
1 Tbsp milk
2 pinches salt
Mix the dry ingredients. Add the butter and crumb it until it's well-mixed. You can use the flat hook of your kitchenaid if like myself, you're blessed with one. Add the egg then milk and mix well.
Make one and a half tsp worth balls of dough and drop them on a baking sheet. Bake 15 to 20 mn at 350°F until they're golden brown. Cool on a wire rack and store in an airtight container.
For a healthier version, you can replace half of the sugar with agave syrup (I use 1 Tbsp agave to replace 50g sugar). Milk can also be replaced with coconut milk or almond milk. It will give a different taste to the cookie without changing its texture.
Any other ideas? I'd love to hear from your experimentations with that recipe. Instagram me!