Cattern Catherine Cakes Food

LACEMAKER'S CATTERN CAKES - ENGLISH SPICED SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix all the dry ingredients together in a mixing bowl: flour, cinnamon, currants, ground almonds, caraway seeds and sugar.
• Add the melted butter and the beaten egg and mix well to give a soft dough.
• Roll the dough out on a floured board, into a rectangle about 12" x 10" - 30cm x 25cm.
• Brush the dough with water and sprinkle with the extra sugar and cinnamon to taste.
• Gently roll the dough up like a Swiss roll, not too tightly, and then cut the rolled up dough into 3/4" - 2cm slices.
• Place these slices on to a well greased and lined baking tray or biscuit/cookie sheet, making sure that they are spaced well apart.
• Bake in a pre-heated oven 200C/400F/Gas 6 for about 10 minutes, or until golden and crispy to the top.
• Allow the cattern cakes to cool on a wire rack. Sprinkle with extra caraway seeds, sugar and cinnamon if you like.
• Store in an airtight tin for up to 7 days.

CATTERN (CATHERINE) CAKES

Steps:

• Set oven to 400 or Mark 6.
• Grease a baking tray.
• Sift flour and spices into a mixing bowl, stir in the currants, ground almonds and sugar.
• Add melted butter and egg, stirring to make a soft dough.
• Roll on a floured surface to a rectabgle approximately 10" x 20".
• Brush the dough with water, sprinkle with the sugar and cinnamon.
• roll up like a swiss roll, cut into slices 3/4 inch thick.
• Place on baking sheet, well apart, and bake for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Cool on wire rack.

PINK OR GREEN MARBLED ANGEL-FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare batter as directed on package by adding 1-1/4 cups water or the amount specified on package. You may make the angel food cake from scratch, if desired.
• Transfer about 1/3 of the batter into a small bowl; fold in the package of strawberry or lime jello.
• Alternately spoon batters into ungreased 10-inch tube pan.
• Zigzag spatula through batters to marble.
• Bake as directed. Cool cake by inverting over a funnel. Remove from pan.
• Meanwhile, prepare Fluffy Frosting: Dissolve a package of strawberry or lime jello in the boiling water. Chill until slightly thickened; blend in the Cool Whip.
• Frost cake. Garnish with strawberries or lime slices, if desired.

MASH OF NINE SORTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350Ëš Fahrenheit. Boil potatoes, carrots, rutabaga and parsnips in well-salted water for about 15-20 minutes, or until potatoes are very tender. Drain vegetables and return to pan. Meanwhile, melt butter in a small skillet over medium heat until foam starts to subside. Add leeks and sauté until leeks are soft and starting to brown.
• Mash the vegetables and then stir in the leeks (and butter), green peas and half the cheese. Stir in salt and pepper to taste then spread mixture in a casserole and top with the remaining cheese. Bake in the middle of the oven 40 minutes, or until cheese is starting to brown.
• If there are only two in your house (like mine), you can put half of the Mash of Nine Sorts (before baking) in an oven-proof refrigerator container for another dinner. I just put it in the oven while the oven comes up to temperature and then set the timer for 40 minutes.