24 - 30 January 2002
Issue No.570
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Al-Ahram Weekly Online 24 - 30 January 2002 Issue No.570 |
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Molasses pie
Ingredients:
11/4 cups plain flour
1/3 cup custard powder
2tbsp icing sugar
2tbsp (approx.) milk
125gms butterFilling:
1 1/2 cups bread crumbs
1 cup molasses
2tsp grated lemon rind(combine filling ingredients in bowl and mix well)
Method:
Sift flour, custard powder and icing sugar into medium bowl. Rub in butter. Add enough milk to make ingredients cling together. Press dough into ball. Knead gently on lightly floured surface until smooth. Cover and refrigerate for 30mn. Roll two thirds of dough large enough to line a 22cm round pie tin. Lift pastry into tin and gently ease into side and trim edge. Line pastry with baking paper and fill with dried beans. Bake in moderately hot preheated oven of 220 degrees C for 10mn. Remove paper and beans. Bake for further 10mn or until lightly browned, then cool. Spread filling into pastry case. Roll remaining pastry into a rectangle on lightly floured surface. Cut into 1-cm strips. Brush edge of pastry case lightly with a little extra milk. Place pastry strips over filling in lattice pattern. Brush pastry lightly with a little more milk. Bake in moderate oven of 200 degrees C until pastry is lightly goldened. Cool tart in pan. Sprinkle with a little icing sugar before serving. Serve with whipped cream or ice-cream.
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