Welsh Cheese Cake

The weight of 1 egg in butter,
caster sugar and flour.  A little
lemon rind grated.  Pinch of b[aking] powder
a little raspberry jam

Cream together butter and sugar
then add alternately the beaten
egg and flour.  Add lastly b[aking] powder
and pinch of salt.

Short Pastry
(use as little water as possible)
1/4 lb Flour
1 oz Butter
1 oz Lard
1/4 tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt

Cover lard with flour and break
and rub with tips of fingers
(Tbsp of c[aster] sugar may be added to
make it crisp for sweet things)
Put in b[aking] powder (1 tsp to 1 lb flour)
Turn out on b[read] board and knead
to get out cracks.  Roll out
and line tins (greased)
Put tiny bit of jam in the
bottom of each tin.
On top of each put tsp of the
above mixture
Bake about 15 min in hot oven

Makes 8 buns

[BCW]

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