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Czech piškoty recipe
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Crispy Homemade Biscuits – Czech Piškoty

Children’s favorite biscuits, and an essential component of sweet no bake desserts.
Course cookies
Cuisine Czech
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 50 small biscuits
Calories 22kcal

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs at room temperature
  • ¾ cup all-purpose flour (100 g)
  • ½ cup granulated sugar (100 g)
  • 1 Tablespoon corn starch
  • cup powdered sugar (40 g)

Instructions

  • Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
  • Separate the yolks and egg whites. Put the egg whites into a clean bowl. Add a pinch of salt and a part of granulated sugar. Start beating the egg whites with a mixer on low speed. Gradually increase speed and add the sugar, until you use all of it. After you use all the sugar, beat the egg whites with a mixer on high speed for 5 minutes into stiff peaks.
  • Lower the speed to a minimum and gradually add yolks.
  • Fold in the flour mixed with corn starch. Use your hands and a kitchen silicon spatula. Mix thoroughly; there shouldn’t be any lumps in the batter. The finished mixture is light and airy.
  • Preheat the oven to 380 °F (190 °C) – piškoty need a higher temperature to be crispy enough.
  • Put the batter into a piping bag with a round tip and pipe small mounds about 1.1/5 inches (3-4 cm) in diameter.
  • Dust piped mounds with confectioners’ sugar using a sifter.
  • Insert the tray into the oven and bake the piškoty for 10-15 minutes until they turn golden brown.

Notes

  • Store finished piškoty in a box covered with a table napkin. The box doesn’t need to be sealed with a lid. Piškoty could moisten and lose their crispiness
  • Makes about 60 small biscuits.

Nutrition

Calories: 22kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 6mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 14IU | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 1mg