Stuffed Monkeys

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 level teaspoon soda
• Salt
• 3 oz. butter
• 2 level teaspoons cream of tartar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup seeded raisins
• 1 cup sultanas
• 1 tablespoon mixed peel
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon sugar

Method

1. 1

   Sift flour with rising.

2. 2

   Rub in butter, add sugar, and mix into a stiff paste with well-beaten egg.

3. 3

   Roll out about quarter of an inch and cut into three-inch squares.

4. 4

   Mix all filling ingredients together, and put 1 dessertspoonful in each square of paste.

5. 5

   Fold over and pinch the edges together.

6. 6

   Brush with milk and dust a little sugar on each, and bake in a moderate oven till golden brown (400 deg.).

As published

This recipe was extracted from Australian sunshine cookery book for every housewife (1920) by Dried Fruits Industry Throughout Australia. Joint Publicity Committee, Australian Dried Fruits Association, Western Australian Dried Fruits Board, Victorian Dried Fruits Board, New South Wales Dried Fruits Board, South Australian Dried Fruits Board, page 18. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Stuffed Monkeys. Paste— 2 cups flour. 1 level teaspoon soda. Salt. 3 oz. butter. 2 level teaspoons cream of 2 tablespoons sugar. tartar. 1 egg. Sift flour with rising. Rub in butter, add sugar, and mix into a stiff paste with well-beaten egg. Roll out about quarter of an inch and cut into three-inch squares. Mixture— Chop up 1 cup seeded raisins. 1 cup sultanas. 1 tablespoon mixed peel. 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon. 1 tablespoon sugar

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