Short Crust
Ingredients:
- 6 oz flour
- 3 oz butter
- 1 egg
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch of salt
Method:
Rub butter into flour which has been sifted
with salt and baking powder. Add beaten egg and a little water to make a soft
dough. Roll and line cake tin with short crust and bake lightly in moderate
oven.
Filling
Ingredients:
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- 4 eggs
- 3 level tablespoons flour
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 large tin apricots, well drained
Method:
Cream butter and sugar. Add egg yolks one
at a time and beat well. Add flour which has been sifted with the baking
powder. Add apricots and mix well.
Fill the baked pie crust with the above
mixture and bake for ¾ hour.
Beat the egg whites to a stiff froth with 2
dessertspoons sugar. When pie is cool, spread the whites over the top and bake
in cool oven.
