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- From: martin@rlvd (Martin Prime)
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- Subject: RECIPE: Almond shortbread biscuits
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- Date: 19 Sep 86 03:29:36 GMT
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- Organization: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Oxfordshire, UK
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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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