Fine Crisp Cakes

This recipe was recreated from the Elizabethan era with ingredients from today. It tastes so good.

Ingredients

• 0.75 cup butter
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 1 egg, separated
• 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 teaspoon ground allspice
• 0.125 teaspoon ground turmeric

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2. Beat butter in a bowl until creamy; add sugar and continue beating until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk.
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.
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.