Cheese Cakes Variation 5

Ingredients

• the yolks of six eggs
• 2oz. of caster sugar
• 1 pint of milk
• a small quantity of lemon-juice
• 4oz. of butter
• 3 table-spoonfuls of cold mashed potatoes
• 2 table-spoonfuls of sultanas
• 2 table-spoonfuls of well-washed currants
• breakfast-cupfuls of milk

Method

1. 1

   Put the yolks of six eggs into a saucepan with 2oz. of caster sugar and beat well.

2. 2

   Pour in 1 pint of milk and a small quantity of lemon-juice.

3. 3

   Heat until curdled, then strain through a cloth.

4. 4

   Warm 4oz. of butter and beat until creamy; mix with 3 tablespoonfuls of cold mashed potatoes, 2 tablespoonfuls of sultanas, 2 tablespoonfuls of currants, three well-beaten eggs, and 3 cupfuls of milk.

5. 5

   Mash the curd until smooth, add to the mixture, and stir well.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The encyclopædia of practical cookery (1890) by Theodore Francis Garrett, page 271. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

the yolks of six eggs with 6oz. of caster sugar for twenty minutes, then mix in the grated rind and juice of one large lemon or two small ones. Butter a dozen small patty-pans, and line them with puff paste ; put some of the above mixture in each and a small piece of butter on the top, and bake them in a brisk oven. When cooked, turn the cakes out of the tins, pile them on a dish, over which has been spread a folded napkin or an ornamental dish-paper, and serve ; or they may be served cold. (4) Beat well with the hand (in a warm pan) before the fire jib. of butter, and add Jib. of caster sugar. When thoroughly mixed, add the yolks of two eggs, and beat again; then put in a little milk. Beat all well together, and mix in 4oz. of well-washed and dried currants. Line some patty- pans with puff paste, half fill them, sift a little sugar over, and bake in a hot oven. (5) Put the yolks of six eggs into a saucepan with 2oz. of caster sugar and beat well; pour in 1 pint of milk and a small quantity of lemon-juice. Place the saucepan over the fire, and stir the contents until they curdle. Spread a clean cloth over a sieve, pour the curdled milk on to it, and let the whey run through. Warm 4oz. of butter, and beat until creamy ; mix with it 3 table-spoonfuls of cold mashed potatoes, 2 table- spoonfuls of sultanas, 2 table-spoonfuls of well-washed currants, three well-beaten eggs, and breakfast-cupfuls of milk

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.