Cheese Pastries

The Cookery Book of Lady Clark of Til... · Lady Clark of Tillypronie · 1909

Source: The Cookery Book of Lady Clark of Tillypronie
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Ingredients (9)

pastry

1 lb. of flour ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
3 ozs. of butter (cold of course) ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
a dessertspoonful of grated Parmesan ↝ Cheese, parmesan, grated [Dairy and Egg Products]
a pinch of salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
a grain of cayenne pepper ↝ Spices, pepper, red or cayenne [Spices and Herbs]
the yolk of one egg ↝ Egg, yolk only, raw [Eggs and omelets]
a few drops of cold water (as little as possible) ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]

topping

1/2 pt. of thick cream ↝ Cream, whipped [Cream cheese, sour cream, whipped cream]
2 teaspoonfuls of grated Parmesan cheese ↝ Cheese, parmesan, grated [Dairy and Egg Products]

Instructions (6)

Make into paste with a few drops of cold water (as little as possible).
Roll out thin and cut with a cutter after pricking it well all over, and bake it 10 to 20 minutes according to heat of oven.
Do this in the morning.

In the afternoon

Whip up stiff 1/2 pt. of thick cream.
Into it mix 2 teaspoonfuls of grated Parmesan cheese, and spread a teaspoonful of this cheesed cream on top of each biscuit; then salamander or put in oven.
Serve up at once in a circle.

Original Text

Cheese Pastries. (L. Emslie. 1894.)
They are round and size of a 5s. piece, and creamed on the top.
1 lb. of flour: work into it 3 ozs. of butter (cold of course); a dessertspoonful of grated Parmesan, a pinch of salt, and a grain of cayenne pepper; also the yolk of one egg. Make into paste with a few drops of cold water (as little as possible). Roll out thin and cut with a cutter after pricking it well all over, and bake it 10 to 20 minutes according to heat of oven. Do this in the morning.
In the afternoon, whip up stiff ½ pt. of thick cream. Into it mix 2 teaspoonfuls of grated Parmesan cheese, and spread a teaspoonful of this cheesed cream on top of each biscuit; then salamander or put in oven. Serve up at once in a circle.

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