Maids of Honour

Ingredients

• 8 oz. ‘Frenlite’ Short Crust Pastry
• 2 oz. Margarine or Butter
• 4 oz. Ground Rice
• 1 Egg
• 4 oz. Sugar
• 2 teaspoons Ground Almonds
• A few drops of Almond Essence

Method

1. 1

   Make pastry.

2. 2

   Roll out thinly and line 24 patty tins.

3. 3

   Cream the fat and sugar together, lightly beat the egg.

4. 4

   Add this, with the almond essence, to the creamed mixture.

5. 5

   Fold in the ground rice and ground almonds.

6. 6

   Bake in a hot oven 450°F. or Mark 7 for 15 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Frenlite cookery book (1950) by J.W. French & Co. Ltd, page 7. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

8 oz. ‘‘Frenlite’’ Short Crust Pastry 2-3 oz. Sugar 1 Ib. cooking Apples 3-4 Cloves (optional) Line a pie plate with half the pastry. Peel, core and slice apples, put on the pastry, sprinkle with sugar—the quantity depends on the type of apple. Scatter the cloves (if used) among the fruit. Damp pastry edges and cover with rest of pastry. Crimp edges and cut slits in top. Bake in hot oven (450°F.) for 10-15 minutes, then lower the heat and cook 20 minutes longer, or until fruit is tender. BAKEWELL TART 6 oz. Short Crust Pastry Filling— 3 oz. Margarine 3 oz. Caster Sugar 4 oz. Breadcrumbs 4 teaspoon Almond Essence 4 teaspoon Lemon Essence 1 Egg 2 tablespoons Jam 1 tablespoon Lemon Curd Roll out pastry and line 7-inch sandwich tin or flan ring. Cream fat and Sugar until light and fluffy. Add flavouring and beaten egg. Fold in breadcrumbs. Spread pastry case with jam and lemon curd. Top with cake mixture. Bake 30 minutes in moderately hot oven, 400°F. or Mark 6. CUSTARD TARTS 4 oz. “‘Frenlite’’ Short Crust Pastry Grated Nutmeg 1 dessertspoon Caster Sugar 2 Eggs 4} pint milk Roll out the pastry thinly. Cut with a fluted cutter, slightly bigger than the patty tin. Line about eight deep patty tins with pastry. Prick very thoroughly with a fork. Brush over with the white of one egg. Whisk remainder of the eggs and sugar and add warmed milk. Almost fill pastry cases. Sprinkle with nutmeg, bake until firm, about 10 minutes 425°F. or Mark 6. Page 15 . . . Frenlite improves every recipe MAIDS OF HONOUR 8 oz. ‘‘Frenlite’’ Short Crust Pastry 2 oz. Margarine or Butter 4 oz. Ground Rice 1 Egg 4 oz. Sugar 2 teaspoons Ground Almonds A few drops of Almond Essence

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