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The Recipe

You will need

  • half a pound self-raising flour
  • quarter pound butter
  • quarter pound lard
  • five ounces sugar
  • one egg and a little milk
  • quarter teaspoonful salt
  • half a pound cooking apples

Method

  1. Rub the butter and the lard into the flour and add the salt and sugar. 
  2. Peel and cut up the apples finely and work into the dry mixture. 
  3. Gradually add the beaten egg and milk to make a fairly stiff dough. 
  4. Roll out thinly and cut into small squares. 
  5. Bake on both sides on a moderately hot bakestone and sprinkle with a little sugar.

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