Mrs Beetons Baking Recipes Revisited
Another Good Short Crust
To 450g (1lb) of Flour allow:
225g (8oz) Butter
150ml (¼ pint) Milk (approx.)
50g (2oz) Caster Sugar
2 Egg Yolks
Rub the butter into the flour, add the sugar.
Beat the egg yolks and milk together.
Mix as lightly as possible to a smooth paste, adding the egg yolks and milk mixture.
The amount of the egg yolks and milk mixture depends on the size of the eggs, if the eggs are large, less milk will be needed.
ANOTHER GOOD SHORT CRUST
1211. INGREDIENTS - To every lb. of flour allow 8 oz. of butter, the yolks of 2 eggs, 2 oz. of sifted sugar, about 1/4 pint of milk.
Mode - Rub the butter into the flour, add the sugar, and mix the whole as lightly as possible to a smooth paste, with the yolks of eggs well beaten, and the milk. The proportion of the latter ingredient must be judged of by the size of the eggs: if these are large, so much will not be required, and more if the eggs are smaller.
Average cost, 1s. per lb.
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