Lemon Cookies

Ingredients

• 3 oz. margarine
• 1 egg
• 8 oz. Cakeoma
• A pinch of salt
• 1 lemon
• Lemon caramel or lemon butter filling (see opposite)

Method

1. 1

   Cream the margarine and add the egg.

2. 2

   Sieve in the Cakeoma and salt, and add the lemon juice.

3. 3

   Knead and roll out, sprinkling the grated rind over the dough before the final rolling.

4. 4

   Prick, cut into various shapes, and bake in a moderate oven (350° F.) for about 15 minutes, until golden-brown.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The new Cakeoma recipe book (1950) by Latham & Company Limited, page 1. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

1 egg 2 oz. chopped dates 8 oz. Cakeoma 1-2 tablespoons milk Cream the margarine and honey thoroughly. Add the egg slowly and beat well. Stir in the dates and sieved Cakeoma, and add sufficient milk to give a soft dropping con- sistency. Beat well, and half-fill well-greased patty tins with the mixture. Bake in a moderate oven (375° F.) for 15-20 minutes. SHORTBREAD 8 oz. Cakeoma A pinch of salt 4 oz. butter or margarine Chopped nuts, glacé cherries, etc. (optional) Sieve the Cakeoma and salt, rub in the margarine and knead well. A few chopped walnuts or glace cherries, etc., can be added to the mixture. Roll out, mark into sections or cut into fancy shapes, and bake in a slow oven (325° F.) for about 20 minutes. SCONES , 2 oz. margarine 3 oz. Cakeoma 6 oz. self-raising flour 4+ teaspoon salt 5 tablespoons milk Rub the margarine into the sieved dry ingredients and stir in sufficient milk to mix to a smooth dough. Knead lightly, divide into two equal pieces and form into round cakes. Place on floured tins and mark each into four sections with a sharp knife. Bake in a hot oven (450° F.) for about 15 minutes. If desired, add 2-4 tablespoons sultanas, raisins or currants. AMERICAN DOUGHNUTS - 8 oz. Cakeoma 14 oz. margarine | €gg 1-2 teaspoons milk Fat for frying Caster sugar Powdered cinnamon (optional) Sieve the Cakeoma and rub in the margarine. Mix with the egg and milk and beat well to form a smooth dough, turn on to a floured board and knead lightly. Cut into rings with a 24-inch cutter and cut out the middles with a 1-inch cutter. Fry in smoking hot deep fat until golden—2-3 minutes. Turn on to paper sprinkled with sugar (and if desired with a little cinna- mon), coating them completely. [3] Jam Buns Bi iM EEE pg ee - PAA Honey Buns PARKIN oz. Margarine tablespoons treacle or syrup oz. Cakeoma z. oatmeal or rolled oats —2 teaspoons ground ginger teaspoon salt teaspoon nutmeg teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 1-2 tablespoons milk tl Ble RIE WIR Re Un CO B PO 5) 2) Melt the margarine in the treacle and pour into the centre of the mixed dry ingredients. Add the Scones milk, beat well, put into a well- greased Yorkshire pudding tin, and bake in a slow oven (325° F.) for about 3-1 hour. Cut into fingers. GINGER BISCUITS 8 oz. Cakeoma 1-2 teaspoons ground ginger and mixed spice 2 oz. margarine 1 dessertspoon syrup (warmed) 1 tablespoon milk Sieve the Cakeoma and spices, rub in the margarine and mix with the syrup and milk. Roll out thinly, cut into shapes and bake on a tin in a slow oven’(325°F.) for about 20-30 minutes. GINGER FINGERS 3 oz. margarine 15 tablespoons syrup 8 oz. Cakeoma 2 teaspoons ground ginger Warm the margarine and syrup, and cream them together. Sieve Parkin in the Cakeoma and ginger, mix to a stiff dough and roll out thinly. Cut into fingers about 1 inch by 3 inches and bake in a slow oven (325° F.) for 15-20 minutes. WINE BISCUITS 8 oz. Cakeoma : 4 oz. margarine 1 egg yolk 1 tablespoon sherry Sieve the Cakeoma, rub in the margarine and mix with the egg [5] Ginger Fingers LLL OE: BALE “ Lemon Cookies yolk and sherry to a stiff dough. and mix to a stiff consistency with Roll out and cut into shapes. Bake the milk. Roll out, and cut into in a moderately hot oven (400° F.) shapes. Bake in a slow oven for 10-15 minutes. (325° F.) 25-30 minutes. HONEY BISCUITS LEMON COOKIES 2 Oz. Margarine 3 oz. margarine 1 ege 8 oz. Cakeoma 8 oz. Cakeoma 1 tablespoon honey A pinch of salt About | tablespoon milk 1 lemon

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