Iced Almond Biscuits

Ingredients

• 1 packet Green's Almond Sponge Mixture
• 4 ozs. Flour
• 4 ozs. Butter
• 1 Egg
• 4 ozs. Ground Almonds
• a little Jam
• a few Glacé Cherries
• a pinch of Salt

Method

1. 1

   Mix together the Sponge Mixture, Flour and Salt, rub in the Butter and add the Ground Almonds.

2. 2

   Mix to a stiff paste with the well-beaten Egg and roll out rather thin.

3. 3

   Stamp into rounds with a small cutter, and put on to a greased baking-sheet, keeping well separated.

4. 4

   Bake in a moderate oven from 10 to 15 minutes.

5. 5

   When cold spread half the number of Biscuits with Jam and place the others on top.

6. 6

   Ice the tops with Green’s Fondant Icing, Standard or Strawberry Flavour.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Recipes (illustrated baking booklet, 1930) (1930) by Ltd H.J. Green & Co., page 6. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

ICED ALMOND BISCUITS. INGREDIENTS.—1 packet Green's Almond Sponge Mixture, 4 ozs. Flour, 4 ozs. Butter, 1 Egg, 4 ozs. Ground Almonds, a little Jam, a few Glacé Cherries, and a pinch of Salt

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