Ingredients
1 cup flour, all-purpose
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/2 cup sugar, powdered
1 cup almonds, finely chopped
3/4 cup butter, softened
Directions
Combine flour, cornstarch, and powdered sugar; stir in almonds. Add
butter; blend with a wooden spoon until a soft dough forms.
Shape dough into small balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet;
flatten each ball with lightly floured fork. Bake at 300 degrees for
20 to 25 minutes or until edges are only lightly browned. Cool before
storing.
SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, May 1974.
Servings: 3 dozen
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Categories: Bread; Breads; Cookie; Nut
The History of Recipes
Recipes as an idea can be traced far back into antiquity, in truth as far into history as pharonic Egypt, and quite possibly further than that. Interesting though that maybe, these, ancient records were just primitive hieroglyphic or cunieform instructions for preparing food.
In an interesting twist, the most ancient recipe discovered so far, according to Professor Solomon Katz, is a series of clay tablets in Sumerian which show the baking of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making drinkers feel blissful. During the time of the Romans a roman called Apicius wrote some documents which described recipes cooked by wealthy Romans. In his scrolls, Apicius tells us how the roman meals were split into starters, main course and dessert, known in latin as `Gustatio, Primae Mensae and Secundae Mensae`. Aspicius recounts how the ancient chefs were skilled in the use of a wide range of spices and herbs, including some familiar names for example bay, rue and asafoetida. Moving our culinary historical trip onwards, we find two interesting recipe books which were published in the fourteenth century : one book called `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary titled `Curye on Inglish`. Although the titles sound familiar, they are not about the curry that is served today, but instead recipes for the types of meals prepared by the chefs of the rich and wealthy people of that time. Later on, in the 15th century, people returning from the crusades brought back many new foods and herbs from middle-east cuisine, including spices like coriander, parsley, basil and rosemary. The introduction of these new herbs and spices led to an increase in publications on food, some of which are now in private libraries. When we get to the 20th century, cook books are starting to become popular mostly as a result of higher levels of literacy, people having increased free time and being a little richer. |
We hope you enjoy this Almond Shortbread Cookies recipe.
