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Quatre-Quarts

quatre-quarts
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Author: Giangi Townsend
Quatre-quarts or four quarters is a familiar classic French dessert made with only four ingredients, each of equal weight.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup sugar,
  • 3 eggs, at room temperature
  • 1 cup flour,
  • pinch of salt , optional
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Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350F. butter a 9x5 loaf mold or round mold and coat lightly with flour, or use a no-stick bakery spray.
  • Soften the butter in a bowl until it becomes creamier. Add the sugar 2 to 3 times and whisk vigorously until a nice cream is created.
  • Separate the egg yolk from the white. Add the egg yolks to the butter-sugar mixture. Incorporate the sifted flour.
  • In another bowl beat at full speed the egg whites with a pinch of salt. Once soft peaks are formed and no more white liquid is in your bowl from the egg white, Incorporate the egg whites into the egg flour mixture.
  • Pour the mixture into the mold and bake for 40 minutes in the middle of the oven.
    Verify that it is ready by inserting a knife in the middle.
    Remove from the oven and wait 5 minutes prior to removing from the mold.

Nutrition

Calories: 508kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 163mg | Sodium: 36mg | Potassium: 62mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 1064IU | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg

Giangi's Kitchen provides nutritional information, but these figures should be considered estimates, as a registered dietician does not calculate them.