Rich Short Pastry

Ingredients

• 1 lb. MILLENNIUM flour
• 1 teaspoonful BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER
• 5 ozs. margarine
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 teaspoonful of lemon juice
• a little water

Method

1. 1

   Pass the flour through a wire sieve with salt and baking powder.

2. 2

   Rub in margarine lightly.

3. 3

   Add lemon juice and water to form a moderately stiff paste.

4. 4

   Roll out once, use as required, and place in a hot oven, reducing heat later.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Borwick's cookery book (1890) by George Borwick & Sons, page 2. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

ICH SFIORT PASTRY. i lb. MILLENNIUM flour. i teaspoonful BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER. 5 ozs. margarine. I pinch of salt. I teaspoonful of lemon juice and a little water. Pass the flour through a wire sieve on to a board with the salt and baking powder. Rub lightly the margarine into the flour with the tips of the fingers. Then add the lemon juice and water to form a moderately stiff paste. Roll out once, use as required, and place in a hot oven reducing the heat a little later till finished. SHORT CRUST. Sift I lb. of MILLENNIUM flour with teaspoonfuls of BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER on to a pastry board, rub in 2 ozs. lard and 5 ozs. margarine, make a well (or bay) in the centre, pour in 3 tablespoonfuls of milk and J pint of water. Mix well together, roll out on a floured board, and use for tart or pie. Small tartlets can be made with this crust, using jam, etc., for the centres. — See illustration. BORWICK'S COOKERY BOOK, 9 AMBER TARTLETS. Peel and core 2 large apples, put into a saucepan with sugar to taste and small piece of margarine. Cook until mashed. Make some short crust with 6 ozs. MILLENNIUM flour, I teaspoonful BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER, and 3 ozs. margarine or lard, worked to a paste with cold water. Roll out and line patty pans, place some of the apple mixture in each, and bake about twenty minutes. BEDFORDSHIRE PUDDING. Short crust pastry. I egg. 1 oz. sugar. 2 ozs. MILLENNIUM flour. 2 OZS. margarine. i teaspoonful BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER. Grated lemon rind. Jam. Line a shallow dish with the pastry, and spread some jam over the bottom. Beat the margarine and sugar to a cream, add egg, then lemon rind, and sift in the flour and baking powder. Pour on to the jam, place in a quick oven, and bake about hour. When done, dust over with castor sugar. GAINSBOROUGH TART. Cover tin plates with pastry made of — 1 lb. MILLENNIUM flour. 2 teaspoonfuls BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.