The Art of German Cooking and Baking: Revised and Enlarged EditionMeier, Lina
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The Art of German Cooking and Baking: Revised and Enlarged Edition
Meier, Lina
Cooking, German
Preparation: Cream the yolks of eggs and sugar, add the flour, water,
salt and vanilla, then add baking powder and beaten whites of eggs.
Butter a pan, put the batter in and bake slowly.
No. 80—WALNUT TART.
7 eggs
2 cups of powdered sugar
Juice of 1 lemon
½ cup of dates
2½ tsps. of baking powder
½ cup of sifted cracker crumbs
¾ lb. of blanched walnuts
Preparation: Rub yolks of eggs to a cream with sugar, add the ground
walnuts, chopped dates, lemon juice, cracker crumbs, baking powder and
beaten whites of eggs. Butter a round, loose bottom cake pan, put the
batter in, bake it to a nice color, and cover with a chocolate frosting.
No. 81—BISCUIT TART.
12 eggs
1 lb. of sugar
1¼ tsps. baking powder
1 tsp. of vanilla or lemon rind
11 ozs. of flour
Preparation: Cream the yolks of eggs and sugar, add vanilla or grated
½ lemon rind, flour, baking powder and the beaten whites of eggs.
Butter a round, loose bottom pan, put the batter in and bake in a slow
oven. A glass of fine wine poured over the baked tart makes it very
nice.
No. 82—SAND TART.
1 lb. of butter
10 eggs 1 lb.
1 lb. of sugar
The juice and rind of 1 lemon
2 tbsps. of good brandy
1 lb. corn starch or half corn starch and half flour
1 tsp. of baking powder
Preparation: The butter is washed to take the salt out, then creamed;
add gradually the sugar and yolks of eggs, lemon juice, grated lemon
rind and brandy. Then add the flour in spoonfuls. All in all the
batter must have been stirred 1 hour. Now add the baking powder and
beaten whites of eggs. Butter a round, loose bottom pan, put the
batter in and bake slowly 1½ hours.
No. 83—FILLED BISCUIT ROLLS.
4 eggs
¼ lb. of sugar
1 tsp. grated lemon rind
¼ lb. of flour
1 tbsp. of butter
1 cup of fruit marmalade
Preparation: The yolks of eggs and sugar are stirred ½ hour, then the
grated lemon rind, flour and beaten whites of eggs mixed in. A pan is
buttered with the 1 tablespoonful of butter, the batter spread in ¼
inch thick and baked in a medium hot oven to a light brown color. When
still warm, spread with the marmalade, roll it up and cut slices of it
which may be baked or dried a little in the oven. If you wish, cover
them with frosting.
No. 84—DATE CAKE WITH WHIPPED CREAM.
6 eggs
½ lb. of sugar
½ lb. of chopped walnuts
1 lb. chopped dates
½ cup of wheat bread crumbs
2 tsps. of baking powder
For the Filling.
1 pt. of whipped cream
Preparation: The yolks of eggs are creamed with sugar, then add the
chopped or ground walnuts and dates, bread crumbs, baking powder and
beaten whites of eggs. Bake in 2 layers. Mix the whipped cream with
sugar and ½ teaspoonful of vanilla, spread on the layers and arrange
these one on the other. Serve at once.
No. 85—FARINA TART.
7 eggs
¾ cup of sugar
½ cup blanched, ground, sweet almonds
15 bitter, blanched, ground almonds
1 grated lemon peel
¼ lb. of farina, good measure
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