Maids Of Honour

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Title: MAIDS OF HONOUR
Categories: Desserts
Yield: 12 servings

1 1/2 c Flour
1 pn Of Salt
1/2 c Cold Butter or margarine
Water
FILLING
Jam
6 oz Cottage cheese, sieved
1/3 c Golden Raisins
1/2 ts Almond extract
2 tb Ground or finely chopped
-Almonds 2 Eggs
TOPPING
2/3 c Confectioners sugar, sifted

MAIDS OF HONOUR

PASTRY

water Few drops Almond extract

To make pastry, sift flour and salt into a bowl. Add
1/3 of the butter or margarine and rub in until the
mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add enough water to
make an elastic dough. Roll out to an oblong on a
lightly floured board. Cut the remaining fat into
small pieces. Dot 2/3 of the dough with half the fat
pieces. Bring up the uncovered dough third and fold
in three like an envelope. Turn the pastry so that
the open end faces you and roll out again into an
oblong. Repeat with the remainig fat, fold and turn.
Roll out, fold and chill.

Roll out the dough until it is wafer thin. Cut out
12-15 circles to line a fairly deep 3" muffin tin.
Put a tsp of jam into each tin. Mix together all the
remaining filling ingredients, beating well. Spoon
into the pastry tins over the jam. Bake in a hot to
very hot oven, 450 o - 475o F for 10 min. Reduce oven
temperature to moderate, 350 o and bake for 15 mins.
Allow to cool.

For the topping, blend the confectioners sugar with
enough water to make a flowing consistency. Mix in
the almond extract. Spoon a little on each little
cake and let set to harden.

Makes 12-15

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