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Gluten-Free Shrewsbury Cakes

July 1, 2012 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

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My daughter was a tomboy growing up, so I was quite pleased when she discovered American Girl books and fell in love with Felicity…until I read the books and realized that the reason she liked Felicity so much was because she snuck out of the house at night, wore boy’s clothing, and “borrowed a horse”.

Since she enjoyed Felicity so much, she consented to tea parties and dresses. Shrewsbury Cakes were a requirement for a Felicity tea party. The name is misleading; they are really more like shortbread. They are flavored with rose water, which my daughter and I learned to make ourselves. Because these cookies are so flavorful, I was able to replace the butter with non-hydrogenated organic shortening without compromising the flavor.

Gluten-Free Shrewsbury Cakes
 
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Prep time
2 hours
Cook time
30 mins
Total time
2 hours 30 mins
 
Author: Alea
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 24
Ingredients
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1½ cups rice flour
  • ¾ cup tapioca flour
  • ¾ cup potato starch
  • 1½ teaspoon xanthan gum
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 cup shortening (I like Spectrum Organic Non-hydrogenated Shortening)
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 tablespoons rose water (How to make Rose Water)
Directions
  1. In a large bowl, combine, sugar, flours, potato starch, xantham gum, and spices. Mix well.
  2. Cut shortening into flour mixture using a pastry blender or two forks.
  3. In a small bowl, beat eggs. Stir rose water into eggs.
  4. Add egg mixture to the dry ingredients and mix well. If you are having trouble mixing in all of the flour, you can use your hands to blend it in.
  5. Refrigerate dough for an hour.
  6. After dough has refrigerated, preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  7. Roll dough out to ¼ inch thick, using rice flour if necessary to prevent sticking. Use cookie cutters or a glass to cut dough.
  8. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
Notes
Once Felicity was replaced with Lord of the Rings, lembas bread became the rage. You can use this recipe to make lembas bread by rolling it out to ¼ thick and using a pizza cutter to cut it in squares. All other directions remain the same. We decorated the Shrewsbury Cakes with Decorator's Icing and Candied Flowers.
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About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

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On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.

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