RICHMOND MAIDS OF HONOUR
These almond flavoured tarts were a speciality at the court of Henry VIII in Richmond Palace, where they were served to his many queens by the maids of honour. Today, Richmond is a posh suburb of London.
Provided by Sackville
Categories Pie
Time 55m
Yield 18 tartlets
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 F ro 200C and grease some tartlet tins.
- Roll out the pastry very thinly on a floured surface, and use an 8cm cutter to make rounds to line the tins.
- Spoon a little jam or jelly into the bottom of each pastry tin.
- Chill while you make the filling.
- Sieve the cottage cheese into a bowl and mix in the caster sugar, lemon rind and ground almonds.
- Beat in the eggs and brandy.
- Add this to the curd mixture and mix until thoroughly blended.
- Fill each pastry case two-thirds full with the mixture.
- Bake for 25 minutes until well risen and puffy.
- Cool slightly before serving and dust with icing sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 133.4, Fat 7.4, SaturatedFat 1.9, Cholesterol 25.6, Sodium 97, Carbohydrate 12.9, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 5.5, Protein 4
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