TRYING A RECIPE FROM THE 1700's! USING MY AMERICAN COOKERY HISTORIC COLONIAL COOK BOOK!

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds sweetness with fewer calories.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: soy milk

Almond milk is lower in calories.

cornstarch

🥗Healthier: arrowroot powder

💰Cheaper: flour

Arrowroot is a gluten-free thickener.

Separate 4 egg whites and beat until foamy.

Add 2 egg yolks to the foamy egg whites and set aside.

Weigh out 2 oz of sugar and 1 pound of flour.

Rub 1/2 pound of room temperature salted butter into the flour to make a pie crust.

Add the foamy egg whites, egg yolks, and sugar to the flour and butter mixture to form a dough.

Roll out the dough and place it in a greased casserole dish.

Zest 3 lemons and juice them, adding the juice to the zest.

Soak 10 oz of soft wheat bread in 1 pint of scalded white wine.

Combine the soaked bread with the lemon juice and zest mixture.

Beat 4 egg whites and 8 egg yolks together, then add 3/4 pound of melted butter and 1 pound of sugar, mixing thoroughly.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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