World Cuisine Recipe ‹ Cream Tea Cakes

'Cream cakes' are not a specific item, but a term that refers to a variety of goodies served at tea. Scones, cakes, buns, and biscuits may be spread with cream and/or jam. Here's a Lake District recipe for 'Upland's Biscuits'. When cool, sandwich in pairs with raspberry jam. A dollop of clotted cream on top, a pot of strong tea, aahhh!

Ingredients

• 1 cup margarine
• ¾ cup white sugar
• 2 ¼ cups self-rising flour
• 4 tablespoons custard powder
• 1 egg
• 1 pinch salt

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, beat margarine and sugar until very soft. Add beaten egg, custard powder, flour, and salt. Knead well on a floured surface.
3. Roll out and cut with a plain biscuit cutter. Bake for 10 minutes or until pale brown.

Nutrition Facts

• calories374.7
• carbohydrateContent43.6 g
• cholesterolContent20.7 mg
• fatContent20.8 g
• fiberContent0.8 g
• proteinContent4 g
• saturatedFatContent3.7 g
• sodiumContent638.3 mg
• sugarContent17 g