Cherry cake, with icing on top, is one of the mainstays of Scottish home baking tearooms. Ingredients: 8 ounces (250g/One and a quarter cups in North America) self-raising flour (all-purpose flour with baking powder) 8 ounces (250g/one cup) margarine 8 ounces (250g/one and a quarter cups) caster sugar (fine granulated sugar) 4 eggs (medium)...
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Traditional Scottish Recipes – Flan Case
A flan case can form the basis of many desserts and pies, filled with fruit to meringues. Ingredients: 8 ounces (250g or two cups) plain flour 4 ounces (125g or one stick) butter 2 tablespoons caster (fine granulated) sugar 1 egg yolk 1 tablespoon iced water Butter to brush onto the flan tin Dried...
Traditional Scottish Recipes – Empire Biscuits
In the days when Britain had an Empire (not all that long ago) nobody thought it unusual to use the term "Empire Biscuit." North American readers might like to be reminded that a "biscuit" is a "cookie." Ingredients: 1/2 lb (250g or two cups) sifted flour 1/2 lb (= 250g or two sticks) butter...
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