Mrs Beetons Baking Recipes Revisited
Common Short Crust
To every pound of Flour allow:
285ml (½ pint) Boiling Milk (approx.)
85g (3oz) Butter
50g (2oz) Caster Sugar
Crumble the butter into the flour as finely as possible, until it resembles breadcrumbs.
Add the sugar and work into a smooth pastry with the boiling milk.
Roll it out thinly and bake in a moderate oven.
COMMON SHORT CRUST
1212. INGREDIENTS - To every pound of flour allow 2 oz. of sifted sugar, 3 oz. of butter, about 1/2 pint of boiling milk.
Mode - Crumble the butter into the flour as finely as possible, add the sugar, and work the whole up to a smooth paste with the boiling milk. Roll it out thin, and bake in a moderate oven.
Average cost, 6d. per lb.
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