Hungarian Honey Cakes
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Hungarian Honey Cakes

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 Ibs, honey
  • 1/2 cup candied and chopped citron peel
  • 8 cup flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cup blanched and chopped almonds
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon powdered cloves
  • 1/2 lemon
  • 3 teaspoon baking powder

Directions

  1. Bring honey to a boiling point, then skim and take from fire.
  2. When cool, add one pound of the flour and set overnight in a cool place.
  3. Next day beat up eggs with sugar, add almonds, peels, spices and baking powder, grated rind and strained juice of the lemon.
  4. To this add the honey dough, mix well and add remainder of flour, or sufficient to make a dough that can be easily rolled out with a rolling pin.
  5. Take a small part of dough (leave the remainder in a cool place) roll it out thin and cut in round forms or squares.
  6. Lay on greased tins and bake in a hot oven until crisp.
  7. Repeat this process until the dough is all used.

Other Information

Author: Maria Corda

Contributor: Photoplay Magazine, Carolyn Van Wyck

Source: Photoplay's Cook Book (1927-01-01)

Category: Dessert

Ingredients: honey, citron peel, flour, sugar, egg, almond, cinnamon, clove, lemon, baking powder

Equipment: measuring cups, measuring spoons, knife, grater, oven, rolling pin, egg beater, stove

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