Sugar Biscuits

Ingredients

• 1 lb. castor sugar
• 0.5 lb. flour
• Enough milk to mix into stiff paste
• 2 oz. butter
• 1 teaspoonful grated nutmeg
• A pinch of baking powder

Method

1. 1

   Rub butter into flour, add sugar, nutmeg, and baking powder.

2. 2

   Moisten with milk, roll out to 0.5 inch thick, cut into rounds, place on a baking sheet, dust with castor sugar, and bake for 8 to 10 minutes in a slow oven.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Domestic cookery (1886) by H. M. Young, page 60. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SUGAR BISCUITS. i Ih. castor sugar J lb. flour Enough milk to mix into stiff paste 2 oz. butter i teaspoonful grated nutmeg A pinch of baking powder Rub the butter into the flour, add the sugar, nutmeg, and baking powder, and moisten the whole wdth the milk, roll out J inch thick, cut in rounds with a fancy cutter ; place on a baking sheet, dust with castor sugar, and hake 8 to 10 minutes in a slow oven. No. 303. WHEATEN MEAL BISCUITS. I lb. wheaten meal ^ pint milk I oz. sugar 1 oz. butter ^ saltspoonful salt A pinch of carbonate soda Dissolve the butter and soda in the milk, mix the meal, sugar, and salt together, then add the milk, mix the whole 129 into a stiff paste, roll out thinly, cut in rounds, pierce all over with a fork, place on a greased tin, and bake 10 minutes in a rather slow oven. One egg may be used instead of the milk if required richer. No. 304. WINE BISCUITS. 4 lb. flour \ lb. butter 1 large egg 2 oz. currants, if liked 4 teaspoonful baking powder ^ lb. sugar A little grated lemon rind Rub the butter into the flour, add lemon rind and baking powder, moisten with the egg, beaten ; roU out J inch thick, cut with a variety of cutters ; place on a greased baking sheet, and bake eight minutes in a moderate oven. No. 306. ALMOND PASTE. 8 oz. sweet almonds 4 oz. bitter almonds Yolks of 2 eggs White of 1 egg ^ lb. castor sugar

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