Almond Rock Cakes

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb. flour
• 2 oz. butter
• 2 oz. sugar
• 2 oz. sweet almonds
• 1 egg
• 1 tea-sp. baking powder
• A pinch of salt
• 2 or 3 drops of essence of almonds
• A little milk

Method

1. 1

   Blanch and chop the almonds finely.

2. 2

   Sieve the flour, sugar, and baking powder into a basin, rub in the butter until free from lumps.

3. 3

   Add the prepared almonds, make a well in the centre, add the beaten egg, essence, and enough milk to bind.

4. 4

   Arrange on a greased baking tin and sprinkle with sugar.

5. 5

   Bake until brown and firm.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cookery for every household (1914) by Florence B. Jack, page 898. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Almond Rock Cakes 2 or 3 drops of essence of almonds. 1 egg. 1 tea-sp. baking powder. A little milk. Girdle and Muffin Ring Muffins. — Grease some rings, and place them on a hot greased girdle ; half fill them with the above £ lb. flour. 2 oz. butter. 2 oz. sugar. 2 oz. sweet almonds. A pinch of salt

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