{"id":774,"date":"2015-01-09T01:05:58","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T09:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/annroth.net\/blog\/?p=774"},"modified":"2015-01-04T09:05:00","modified_gmt":"2015-01-04T17:05:00","slug":"new-actually-old-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/annroth.net\/blog\/recipes\/new-actually-old-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"New (Actually Old) Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mrs. Lawrence’s Scrumptious English Tea Cake<\/p><\/div>\n

Around Christmas, I was listening to NPR’s Found Recipes<\/strong> program. Love that series! The story I heard intrigued me so much that I headed for the website to download the recipe for Mrs. Lawrence’s English Tea Cake.<\/p>\n

I’ll be honest here. As I made it, I had my doubts. Could this unusual recipe possibly be as tasty as the woman in the story claimed it was?<\/p>\n

As soon as it was ready, I tested it on my husband and sampled some myself. The unanimous conclusion: delicious!<\/p>\n

This cake takes a little time–it contains yeast and needs to rise twice–but otherwise, it’s easy to put together, and well worth the time and effort.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/em> I tinkered with the instructions a bit to make them more clear. Also, italicized notes and information in the parentheses are mine.<\/p>\n

Mrs. Lawrence’s English Tea Cake<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the Cake<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

1\/3 cup melted butter, cooled
\n3 tablespoons sugar
\n1 tablespoon grated orange peel
\n1 egg, at room temperature
\n1 yeast cake, or 1 package of dry yeast
\n1\/2 cup water, at 110 to 115 degrees
\n1\/2 cup warm milk
\n1\/2 cup golden raisins
\n3 tablespoons citron (I had to look up citron: a citron is a large, fragrant citrus fruit known for its aromatic smell and flavorful peel. I also had to ask someone at the grocery store to help me find the stuff-comes in a container and I doubt it ever goes bad.)<\/em>
\n3 cups bread flour (I used all-purpose flour and had no problems)<\/em>
\n1\/2 teaspoon salt
\n1 teaspoon nutmeg<\/p>\n

For the filling<\/strong><\/strong>
\nNote:<\/strong> Double this!!
\n<\/em>1\/4 pound butter (1 stick), very soft
\n1 cup powdered sugar
\nA dash of vanilla<\/p>\n

Stir softened butter, powdered sugar and vanilla together until it reaches a spreading consistency. (I waited to make this until the cake was cooling, but you can make any time.<\/em>) Set aside.<\/p>\n

Making the cake:<\/strong>
\n(Note: You’ll need several bowls or containers for all the mixing and setting aside.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Following directions on the package, dissolve yeast pack in warm water. Let sit 3 to 5 minutes.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, mix warm milk, raisins and citron\u00a0 together. Set aside.<\/p>\n

Sift together flour, salt and nutmeg. Set aside.<\/p>\n

Mix melted butter, sugar, orange peel and egg together in a large\u00a0 bowl. Make sure the butter has cooled so as not to cook the egg. Set aside.<\/p>\n

Now it’s time to mix these things together! Add yeast mixture to sugar-butter mixture and stir to blend. Stir in flour mixture, a little at a time, until all is added.\u00a0 (No kneading required at this point.<\/em>) Let dough rise until doubled in bulk, about 1-2 hours.<\/p>\n

Knead the dough with additional flour (up to 1\/2 cup) for about 10 minutes. Dough will be very elastic and light. Divide in half and form two balls. Press dough into two 8-inch round pans and let rise again for 1 to 2 hours. (I only had 9″-round cake pans, which were too big, but they worked well enough. The end result isn’t as pretty as it could have been, but I like how it looks!<\/em> See photo above.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Bake at 375 for 20 minutes. Cool thoroughly, split each cake in half (I used a large, serrated knife and some patience<\/em>) and spread with filling mixture. Store in the fridge in a plastic bag to keep it fresh. Before serving, wrap loaves in foil and reheat at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.<\/p>\n

Recipe courtesy of Mrs. Lawrence’s granddaughter, Laura<\/p>\n

To hear the intriguing story that goes with this recipe, visit http:\/\/n.pr\/13QRAAH<\/a><\/p>\n

Happy eating, and until next time,<\/p>\n

Ann<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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