Sunday, February 26, 2012

Frangipani

Frangipani

3 Ounces of Shelled Almonds. 3    Tablespoonfuls of Powdered Sugar.    
2
Tablespoonfuls of Melted Butter. 2 Eggs.  1/2  Spoonful of Ground Cinnamon.
1 Teaspoonful of Orange Flower Water.

Prepare a pie paste, and peel three ounces of shelled almonds. Then put put them into a mortar and pound to a paste, with the powdered sugar and a raw egg. When reduced to a very fine paste, add the melted butter, ground cinnamon and the orange flower water. Beat the yolk of an egg well, and then beat the white to a stiff froth and mix thoroughly. Line the pie pans with the pie paste, and fill with the preparation of almonds. Set in a moderate oven for thirty-five or forty minutes: then set to cool for a half hour. In the meantime prepare a "Glace a l'Eau," as follows: Put one ounce of white granulated sugar into a sauce pan, with one tablespoonful of cold water, and let it come to a boil. Take off the fire and glaze the surface of the cake with this. Let it cool and send to the table.

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