Almond Tea-Cakes

Name: Almond Tea-Cakes
Cuisine: England
Ingredients: 0.5 pound flour; 0.25 pound fresh butter; 0.5 pound sugar; 0.25 pound sweet almonds, chopped fine; 2 eggs; ground almonds; white sugar

Origin: London, England

Source: Anonymous, 1846

Ingredients

0.5 pound flour
0.25 pound fresh butter
0.5 pound sugar
0.25 pound sweet almonds, chopped fine
2 eggs
ground almonds
white sugar

Instructions

Set the five ounces of flour and the fresh butter before the fire for a few minutes to warm. Mix together the warmed flour and butter with the sugar, chopped sweet almonds, and eggs until well combined. Form the dough into thin cakes. Strew ground almonds and white sugar over the tops of the cakes. Bake in a brisk oven.