What is this custard powder, and where! Can you purchase it? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Donald Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 2:22 PM To: cooking dark Subject: [CnD] Victoria Day Empire Cookies
In Canada this coming weekend is known as Victoria Day long weekend at which we celebrate our current queens birthday even though she was really born in April. Victoria Day is from Queen Victoria of the 19th century who was also our queen. It now is used to mark the beginning of summer in the 20th century. Empire Cookies 3 Cups all purpose flour, sifted before measuring 1/4 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp cream of tartar pinch of salt 2 tablespoons custard powder Blend above ingredients together. ½ pound butter or shortening 1 egg 3/4 cup white sugar Cream above ingredients together. Add blended flour to creamed ingredients. Roll into 1/4 inch thickness and cut into round shapes. *Be careful and do not blend extra flour into the dough if you are dusting your rolling surface. Place onto ungreased cookie sheet. * I use parchment paper. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Let cool. Sandwich two cookies together with thin layer of raspberry jam. *1/4 or 1/2 teaspoon depending on your cookie size. Coat top cookie with vanilla icing sugar glaze/frosting and decorate with cherry quarter or silver ball in the centre of the cookie. _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
