Fine Crisp Cakes
This recipe was recreated from the Elizabethan era with ingredients from today. It tastes so good.
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- Serves: 9 persons
Ingredients
- ¾cup butter
- ½cup white sugar
- 1egg, separated
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ½teaspoon ground allspice
- ⅛teaspoon ground turmeric
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).Step 2
Beat butter in a bowl until creamy; add sugar and continue beating until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk.Step 3
Whisk flour, allspice, and turmeric together in a bowl. Sift flour mixture into butter mixture and stir until dough is combined. Press dough into a 9-inch square baking dish. Beat egg white in a small bowl and brush dough with egg white.Step 4
Bake in the preheated oven until cake feels firm when lightly pressed in the center, 30 to 45 minutes. Cut into squares while cake is still hot; cool in baking dish.