I do not know if custard powder is available in this country, meaning the United States. The British use it to pour over poundcake which they call spongecake and fruit and any other thing to make a delicious dessert
Sent from my iPhone > On May 16, 2014, at 3:28 PM, "Susan Lumpkin" <[email protected]> wrote: > > What is custard powder? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Donald > Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2014 4:20 PM > To: cooking dark > Subject: [CnD] In honour of Victoria Day > > In Canada we are celebrating Victoria Day which marks the beginning of our > summer holidays. It is named after Queen Victoria. > In honour of this past Queens empire here is a recipe for Empire Cookies. > > Empire Cookies > > > > 2, 1/2 Cups flour > > 1/4 tsp baking soda > > 1/4 tsp cream of tartar > > pinch of salt > > 2 tablespoons custard powder > > Blend above ingredients together. > > ½ cup soft butter > > ½ cup vegetable shortening > > 1 egg > > 3/4 cup white sugar > > Cream above ingredients together. > > Add blended flour to creamed ingredients. > > Dough becomes stiff and should not be sticky. > > > > Form 2 large disks. > > Roll one disk into 1/4 inch thickness and use a circle or crinilated edge > circle cookie cutter shape. > > Place cut shapes onto ungreased cookie sheet about ½ inches apart. . > > Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. > > You want the cookie to have a very light golden appearance almost white. > > Let cool. > > > > Sandwich two cookies together with thin layer of raspberry jam. > Approximately ½ teaspoon of jam depending on your cookie circle size. > > Prepare an icing sugar glaze. > > Coat top cookie and place a gold or silver ball in the cookie center. > > Let icing harden before storing in sealed container and place in fridge. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
