Honey Cakes
8 tablespoons butter 4 cups flour 3 tablespoons superfine sugar 2 tablespoons honey 1 1/2 baking powde 1 egg yolk 1 full egg plus the white -- lightly beaten 1 cup milk salt Honey ...
Ingredients
- 8tablespoons butter
- 4cups flour
- 3tablespoons superfine sugar
- 2tablespoons honey
- 11/2 baking powde
- 1egg yolk
- 1full egg plus the white -- lightly beaten
- 1cupmilk
Directions
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8 tablespoons butter 4 cups flour 3 tablespoons superfine sugar 2 tablespoons honey 1 1/2 baking powde 1 egg yolk 1 full egg plus the white
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This recipe is dates from 1872
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An alternative finish is to serve these light littles cakes hot with warm honey
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In a bowl, rub the butter into the flour
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In another bowl, beat the egg yolks into the milk
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In a saucepan over low heat, gently heat the sugar and honey,stirring then until they are well mixed.Then stir in the baking powder
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Alternately add the honey mixture and the milk mixture to the butter and flour, mixing the ingredients very well
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Add a pinch of salt and mix again.Put the resulting dough on a floured board roll it very lightly to a thickness of about 1/2 inch