Subject: RECIPE: Almond shortbread biscuits
From: martin@rlvd (Martin Prime)
Date: 19 Sep 86 03:29:36 GMT
Newsgroups: mod.recipes

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.RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE SHORTBREAD-1 B "2 Jun 86" 1986
.RZ "ALMOND SHORTBREAD BISCUITS" "Shortbread-like biscuits"
This recipe was given to my Great Aunt when she lived in Scotland,
by a friend who worked in a bakery in Leven Fife.
It is based on the standard short bread recipe.
.IH "20 biscuits"
.IG "4 oz" "butter" "120 g"
.IG "2 oz" "margarine" "60 g"
.IG "8 oz" "soft brown sugar" "225 g"
.IG "3\(14 cups" "plain flour" "350 g"
.IG "\(34 cup" "flaked almonds" "150 g"
.IG "1" "small egg"
.PH
.SK 1
Rub butter and margarine into the flour.
.SK 2
Add sugar, beaten egg and almonds.
.SK 3
Knead the mixture thoroughly.
.SK 4
Form mixture into an oblong shape about
.AB "two inches" "5 cm"
square at the end.
.SK 5
Wrap in silver foil and leave in the refrigerator over night.
.SK 6
Cut into about
.AB "1/8-inch-thick" "3-mm-thick"
slices using a serrated knife.
.SK 7
Place on greased baking sheet and cook for 10\-15 minutes at
.TE 350 175 .
.SH RATING
.I Difficulty:
easy to moderate.
.I Time:
10 minutes preparation, overnight wait, 15 minutes baking.
.I Precision:
measure the ingredients.
.WR
Martin Prime
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK
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