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Shrewsbury Cakes
Photo: David Holifield

Shrewsbury Cakes

5 ingredients 9 steps wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

696
Calories
20g
Protein
19g
Fat
109g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup white sugar
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 egg white
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg
  • 1 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter , softened

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

2

Place butter in mixing bowl along with sugar. Cream until the mixture is fluffy.

3

Break the egg into the mixture, and stir it in completely.

4

Add the nutmeg and flour to the mixture, and stir in completely.

5

Spray or butter the cookie sheets.

6

Place teaspoons of the batter onto the cookie sheets about two inches apart.

7

Place in the oven and bake at 350°F for 10 minutes.

8

Take the cakes out of the oven, if the cakes have stuck together, use a knife to cut them apart.

9

Use spatula to place the cakes onto a plate.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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