Almond Cheesecake

The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New ... · Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady · 1840
Source
The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory;: In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed.
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Ingredients (9)
Instructions (9)
  1. Blanch six ounces of sweet and half an ounce of bitter almonds.
  2. Let them lie half an hour on a stove or before the fire.
  3. Pound them very fine with two table-spoonfuls of rose or orange-flower water.
  4. Put in the stewpan half a pound of fresh butter.
  5. Add to this the almonds, six ounces of sifted loaf-sugar, a little grated lemon-peel, some good cream, and the yolks of four eggs.
  6. Rub all well together with the pestle.
  7. Cover the pattypans with puff paste.
  8. Fill them with the mixture.
  9. Bake it half an hour in a brisk oven.
Original Text
Almond Cheesecake. Blanch six ounces of sweet and half an ounce of bitter almonds; let them lie half an hour on a stove or before the fire; pound them very fine with two table-spoonfuls of rose or orange-flower water; put in the stewpan half a pound of fresh butter, add to this the almonds, six ounces of sifted loaf-sugar, a little grated lemon-peel, some good cream, and the yolks of four eggs; rub all well together with the pestle; cover the pattypans with puff paste, fill them with the mixture, and bake it half an hour in a brisk oven.
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