Lemon Biscuits

Ingredients

• £ lb. flour
• 2 oz. castor sugar
• 2 oz. butter
• 1 egg
• Grated rind £ lemon
• 1 tea-sp. lemon juice
• A few chopped almonds

Method

1. 1

   Sieve the sugar into a basin, add the grated lemon rind, and rub these two together until the sugar is quite yellow.

2. 2

   Sieve the flour on top, and then rub in the butter until free from lumps.

3. 3

   Add the lemon juice and enough beaten egg to bind all together.

4. 4

   Roll out rather thinly and stamp out in rounds or fancy shapes.

5. 5

   Place the biscuits on a greased tin, brush them over with egg, sprinkle with chopped almonds, and bake until nicely browned and firm to the touch.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cookery for every household (1914) by Florence B. Jack, page 918. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Lemon Biscuits £ lb. flour. 2 oz. castor sugar. 2 oz. butter. 1 egg. Grated rind £ lemon. 1 tea-sp. lemon juice. A few chopped almonds

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