Royal Cakes

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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Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (8)

three pounds of very fine flour ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
one pound and a half of butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
as much currants ↝ Currants, european black, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
seven yolks ↝ Egg, yolk only, raw [Eggs and omelets]
three whites of eggs ↝ Egg, white only, raw [Eggs and omelets]
a nutmeg grated ↝ Oil, nutmeg butter [Fats and Oils]
a little rose-water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]
one pound and a half of sugar finely beaten ↝ Sugar, NFS [Sugars and honey]

Instructions (2)

Knead it well and light
Bake on tins

Original Text

Royal Cakes.

Take three pounds of very fine flour, one pound and a half of butter, and as much currants, seven yolks and three whites of eggs, a nutmeg grated, a little rose-water, one pound and a half of sugar finely beaten; knead it well and light, and bake on tins.

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