Queen Cakes

New system of domestic cookery, forme... · Rundell, Maria Eliza Ketelby · 1806

Source: New system of domestic cookery, formed upon principles of economy, and adapted to the use of private families
Status: success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (6)

a pound of dried flour ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
the same of sifted sugar ↝ Sugar, NFS [Sugars and honey]
and of washed clean currants ↝ Currants, european black, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
Wash a pound of butter in rosewater ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
eight eggs, yelks and whites beaten separately ↝ Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole [Dairy and Egg Products]
a little fine sugar

Instructions (5)

Mix a pound of dried flour, the same of sifted sugar, and of washed clean currants.
Wash a pound of butter in rosewater, beat it well, then mix with it eight eggs, yelks and whites beaten separately, and put in the dry ingredients by degrees.
Beat the whole an hour.
Butter little tins, teacups, or saucers, and bake the batter in, filling only half.
Sift a little fine sugar over just as you put into the oven.

Original Text

Queen Cakes.

Mix a pound of dried flour, the same of sifted sugar, and of washed clean currants. Wash a pound of butter in rosewater, beat it well, then mix with it eight eggs, yelks and whites beaten separately, and put in the dry ingredients by degrees; beat the whole an hour; butter little tins, teacups, or saucers, and bake the batter in, filling only half. Sift a little fine sugar over just as you put into the oven.

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