Excellent short Crust

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 13 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (5)

two ounces of white sugar, pounded and sifted, quite dry ↝ Sugar, white, confectioner's, powdered [Sugars and honey]
a pound of flour well dried ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
three ounces of butter so fine as not to be seen ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
some cream ↝ Cream, whipped [Cream cheese, sour cream, whipped cream]
the yelks of two eggs beaten ↝ Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole [Dairy and Egg Products]

Instructions (1)

Make two ounces of white sugar, pounded and sifted, quite dry; then mix it with a pound of flour well dried; rub into it three ounces of butter so fine as not to be seen: into some cream put the yelks of two eggs beaten, and mix the above into a smooth paste; roll it thin, and bake in a moderate oven.

Original Text

Excellent short Crust.

Make two ounces of white sugar, pounded and sifted, quite dry; then mix it with a pound of flour well dried; rub into it three ounces of butter so fine as not to be seen: into some cream put the yelks of two eggs beaten, and mix the above into a smooth paste; roll it thin, and bake in a moderate oven.

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