Shrewsbury Cakes

Ingredients

• a quarter of a pound of butter
• one pound of castor sugar
• six ounces of flour
• one teaspoonful of grated lemon rind
• one egg

Method

1. 1

   Beat butter and sugar until creamy.

2. 2

   Add egg and lemon rind, mixing well.

3. 3

   Gradually stir in flour.

4. 4

   Roll out the paste and cut into shapes.

5. 5

   Grease a baking tin, place cakes on it, and bake at 240°C for about 20 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The official handbook for the National Training School for Cookery (1891) by National Training School for Cookery (London), page 151. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Shrewsbury Cakes. 405 SHREWSBURY CAKES. Average cost of "Shrewsbury Cakes" (about half a pound). INGREDIENTS. d. \ lb. of butter 4 I lb. of castor sugar i| 6 oz. of flour 1 1 teaspoonful of grated lemon rind o \ 1 egg 1 It Time required, about half an hour. Now we will show you how to make Shrewsbury Cakes. 1. We put a quarter of a pound of butter and a quarter of a pound of castor sugar 'into a basin, and beat them together till the mixture is of the same consistency as cream. N.B. — If the butter is very hard, it might be beaten over hot water. 2. We add to the mixture one egg and about a teaspoott- ful of grated lemon rind, and beat all well together. 3. We now stir in smoothly by degrees six ounces of flour

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