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SHREWSBURY CAKES
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SHREWSBURY CAKES

5 ingredients 1 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

668
Calories
14g
Protein
13g
Fat
124g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49

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

  • two pounds of sifted flour
  • a pound of butter into two pounds of sifted flour
  • a pound of powdered sugar
  • a pound of currants
  • three quarters of a pound of butter into two pounds of sifted flour

Directions

1

Rub three quarters of a pound of butter into two pounds of sifted flour, and mix in half a pound of powdered sugar, and half a pound of currants, washed and dried. Wet it to a stiff paste with rich milk. Roll it out, and cut it into cakes. Lay them on buttered baking sheets, and put them into a moderate oven.

By Eliza Leslie · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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