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Quatre Quarts
Quatre Quarts
  • For : 6 personnes
  • Time : 1 hour
  • Difficulty : easy

For this recipe, you need :

  • 3 eggs
  • 250 g sugar
  • 250 g butter
  • 250 g flour
  • 1 pinch of salt

Technical Stages :

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1

Prepare all the ingredients.

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2

Mix thoroughly the sugar with the soft butter using a wooden spatula.

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3

The mix must be homogeneous.

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4

Add the egg yolks and blend well.

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5

Add the sifted flour.

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6

Mix.

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7

Beat the egg whites...

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8

with a pinch of salt until stiff.

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9

Whisk 1/4 of the eggs into the mixture...

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10

...to relax it...

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11

...and then combine the rest gently...

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12

...with a wooden spatula.

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13

Pour the dough in a buttered rectangular baking pan..

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14

Clean up the surfae to make it look even.

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15

...using a wooden spatula.

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16

Bake in warm oven (180/200°C or 356/392°F).

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17

Bake for 40 to 35 minutes...

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18

The dough will rise and brown.

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19

The blade of a knife should come out clean and dry if the quatre-quarts is ready.

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20

Take out of the oven and unmold. Leave to cool.

Thank you for following this recipe !

The essentials

To make this recipe, some of these items will be required:

Automatic flour sieveAutomatic flour sieve 13.00 Euro
Stamped cake mould 28 x 10 cmStamped cake mould 28 x 10 cm 13.90 Euro
Hemispherical rolled edge mixing bowl Ø 25 cmHemispherical rolled edge mixing bowl Ø 25 cm 20.60 Euro
Stainless Steel whisk 35 cmStainless Steel whisk 35 cm 12.80 Euro
Rectangular cake tin 30 x 10 cmRectangular cake tin 30 x 10 cm   Special offer   21.00 Euro 18.00 Euro
Cakes Salés et Sucrés des 3 ChefsCakes Salés et Sucrés des 3 Chefs 38.80 Euro
Larousse des dessertsLarousse des desserts 35.00 Euro
Loaf Pan with Rigid HandlesLoaf Pan with Rigid Handles 19.90 Euro
Oven thermometerOven thermometer 14.10 Euro
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