Mrs Beetons Baking Recipes Revisited
Seed Biscuits
450g (1lb) Flour
110g (4oz) Caster Sugar
110g (4oz) Butter
3 Eggs
15g (˝oz) Caraway Seeds
Cream the butter, stir in the flour, sugar and caraway seeds.
When well mixed, add the eggs, which should be well whisked.
Roll out the paste, shape with a round cutter.
Bake in a moderate oven for 10 to 15 minutes.
The tops of the biscuits may be brushed over with a little milk or egg white and then a little sugar sprinkled over.
Time: 10 to 15 minutes.
Sufficient to make 3 dozen biscuits.
Seasonable at any time.
SEED BISCUITS
1749. INGREDIENTS - 1 lb. of flour, 1/4 lb. of sifted sugar, 1/4 lb. of butter, 1/2 oz. of caraway seeds, 3 eggs.
Mode - Beat the butter to a cream; stir in the flour, sugar, and caraway seeds; and when these ingredients are well mixed, add the eggs, which should be well whisked. Roll out the paste, with a round cutter shape out the biscuits, and bake them in a moderate oven from 10 to 15 minutes. The tops of the biscuits may be brushed over with a little milk or the white of an egg, and then a little sugar strewn over.
Time - 10 to 15 minutes.
Average cost, 1s.
Sufficient to make 3 dozen biscuits.
Seasonable at any time.
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