Derby or Short Cakes (No. 87)

The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's ... · Kitchiner, William · 1817

Source: The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual
Time: Cook: 5 min Total: 5 min
Status: success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (6)

one pound of butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
two pounds of sifted flour ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
one pound of currants ↝ Currants, european black, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
one pound of good moist sugar ↝ Sugar, NFS [Sugars and honey]
one egg ↝ Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole [Dairy and Egg Products]
half a pint of milk ↝ Milk, NFS [Milk, reduced fat]

Instructions (7)

Rub in with the hand one pound of butter into two pounds of sifted flour.
Put in one pound of currants, one pound of good moist sugar, and one egg.
Mix all together with half a pint of milk.
Roll it out thin.
Cut them into round cakes with a cutter.
Lay them on a clean baking-plate.
Put them into a middling-heated oven for about five minutes.

Original Text

Derby or Short Cakes.—(No. 87.)

Rub in with the hand one pound of butter into two pounds of sifted flour; put one pound of currants, one pound of good moist sugar, and one egg; mix all together with half a pint of milk: roll it out thin, and cut them into round cakes with a cutter; lay them on a clean baking-plate, and put them into a middling-heated oven for about five minutes.

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