Almond Tart

The Art Of Cookery · Hannah Glasse · 1747
Source
The Art Of Cookery
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Ingredients (12)
Almond filling
Crust
Instructions (9)
  1. Blanch half a pound of sweet almonds, and four bitter ones, in warm water.
  2. Take them and pound in a marble mortar, with two spoonfuls of Orange-flower water, and two of rose water, a gill of sack.
  3. Mix in four grated Naples biscuites.
  4. Mix in three quarters of a pound of melted butter.
  5. Beat eight eggs and mix them with a quart of cream boiled.
  6. Grate in half a nutmeg and a quarter of a pound of sugar.
  7. Mix all well together.
  8. Make a thin puff-paste and lay all over the dish.
  9. Pour in the ingredients and bake it.
Original Text
BLANCH half a pound of sweet Almonds, and four bitter ones, in warm water, take them and pound in a marble mortar, with two spoonfuls of Orange-flower water, and two of rose water, a gill of sack; mix in four grated Naples biscuites, three quarters of a pound of melted butter, beat eight eggs and mix them with a quart of cream boiled, grate in half a nutmeg and a quarter of a pound of sugar; mix all well together, make a thin puff-paste and lay all over the dish, pour in the ingredients and bake it.
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