Photo: David Holifield
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
691
Calories
20g
Protein
19g
Fat
108g
Carbs
Counts 5 of 6 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
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 |
| Almond | 1 almond (1.2g) | 7 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
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 butter
- 1½ cups sugar
- Yolks 4 eggs
- ½ cup cold water
- 1½ cups flour
- ½ cup corn-starch
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- Whites 4 eggs
- ⅓ cup almonds, blanched, and shredded
Directions
1
Cream the butter, add sugar gradually, yolks of eggs well beaten, and water. Mix and sift flour, corn-starch, and baking powder, and add to first mixture; then add whites of eggs beaten until stiff. After putting in pan, cover with almonds and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Bake forty minutes in a moderate oven.
By Fannie Merritt Farmer ·
Recipe sourced from
gutenberg