Lump Cakes

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• | lb. flour
• | lb. butter
• | lb. sugar
• | tea-sp. carbonate of soda

Method

1. 1

   Beat the egg well and mix together.

2. 2

   Sieve the flour and soda, and add them gradually to the mixture.

3. 3

   Arrange in small lumps on a greased tin, keeping them apart.

4. 4

   Bake in a quick oven for 10 to 15 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cookery for every household (1914) by Florence B. Jack, page 907. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

| lb. flour. J lb. castor sugar. 2 or 3 oz. butter. 1 1 large lemon. 1 tea-sp. baking powder. A little milk. Cream the butter, and add the sugar with the grated rind of the lemon. Then add the egg and the strained lemon juice. Mix the baking powder with the flour, and stir them lightly into the other ingredients. Use a little milk if neces- sary to make a stiffish dough. Turn the dough on to a floured baking board, and divide it into small equal-sized pieces. Roll each piece out quickly with the hands, and twist into the shape of the letter <£ S.” Bake the jumbles on a greased tin in a moderate oven. Time to bake, 15 to 20 minutes. Probable cost, 7 d. 2708. Louise Cakes 3 oz. flour. 4 oz. sugar. 3 oz. rice flour. 3 eggs. 4 oz. butter. Flavouring to taste. Cream the butter, and add the sugar and a little flavouring. Then add the eggs and the two kinds of flour by degrees. Beat the mixture well, and bake in small greased and floured tins until well risen and firm to the touch. Note. — These little cakes may be iced if wished. Time to bake, about 15 minutes. Probable cost, 10 d. 2709. Lump Cakes 1 egg. J lb. flour. | lb. butter. | lb. sugar. | tea-sp. carbonate of soda

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