Queen's Sayarin

Ingredients

• 1 small teaspoonful of brewers yeast
• 1 tablespoonful of cream
• 1 lb butter
• 2 lbs. flour
• 1/2 teaspoonful of salt
• 1/2 gill of water
• Liqueur glassful of maraschino
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 lb. sugar
• 1/2 pt. milk
• 1/2 lb. loaf sugar
• Essence of vanilla
• Angelica
• Whipped cream
• Crystalized cherries
• A little cream or custard

Method

1. 1

   Mix yeast, cream, beaten eggs, sugar, melted butter, and milk in a basin.

2. 2

   Sift flour and salt into another basin, make a soft dough with the milk mixture, knead until smooth.

3. 3

   Grease a mould, sprinkle with almonds, fill with mixture, let rise, and bake in a brisk oven.

4. 4

   Prepare syrup with loaf sugar and water, flavor with liqueur or essence, brush over the cake, and fill the center with whipped cream.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Mrs. Maclurcan's cookery book (1899) by H. Maclurcan, page 117. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

QUEEN'S SAYARIN. 1 small teaspoonful of brewers yeast. 1 tablespoonful of cream \ lb butter 2 lbs. flour \ teaspoonful of salt \ gill of water Liqueur glassful of mara- chino Essence of almonds 3 eggs \ lb. sugar f pt. milk Almonds ^ lb. loaf sugar Essence of vanilla Angelica Whipped cream Crystalized cherries A little cream or custard

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