Name: Maids-of-Honor
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: All-purpose flour - 1 cup; White sugar - 1 tablespoon; Butter - ¼ cup; Milk - ¼ cup; Butter, softened - 2 tablespoons; White sugar - ¾ cup; All-purpose flour - 1 tablespoon; Nutmeg - ¼ teaspoon; Eggs, beaten - 2; Cream sherry - 2 tablespoons; Ground almonds - ¾ cup; Fruit preserves, any flavor - 2 tablespoons

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Cooking:

20 min.

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Ingredients for - Maids-of-Honor

1. All-purpose flour - 1 cup

2. White sugar - 1 tablespoon

3. Butter - ¼ cup

4. Milk - ¼ cup

5. Butter, softened - 2 tablespoons

6. White sugar - ¾ cup

7. All-purpose flour - 1 tablespoon

8. Nutmeg - ¼ teaspoon

9. Eggs, beaten - 2

10. Cream sherry - 2 tablespoons

11. Ground almonds - ¾ cup

12. Fruit preserves, any flavor - 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Maids-of-Honor

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

2. Stage

In a medium bowl, stir together 1 cup flour and 1 tablespoon sugar. Cut in 1/4 cup butter until smaller than peas. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of milk at a time over the dough until moistened. Form dough into a ball. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough out to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into 2 1/2 inch circles using a cookie or biscuit cutter. Press circles into the bottom and up the sides of ungreased mini muffin cups. set aside.

3. Stage

In a medium bowl, cream together 2 tablespoons butter, 3/4 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon flour. Beat in the eggs and sherry, then stir in the ground almonds. Place 1/4 teaspoon of jam into the bottom of the lined cups. Cover with 1 tablespoon of the almond mixture.

4. Stage

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until the tops are lightly browned. Allow to cool slightly before removing from muffin tins to cool on wire racks.