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Sweet Boiled Patties

Sweet boiled patties are small dough balls filled with preserves, boiled until cooked.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 4 ingredients
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Sweet Boiled Patties

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Mix the suet, flour, and salt into a smooth paste.

  2. Divide the mixture into 14 equal balls.

  3. Roll each ball out thin and round.

  4. Moisten the edges, place a little preserve in the center, and securely close the patties.

Cook and serve

  1. Boil the patties in water for 10 to 12 minutes.

  2. Serve immediately.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Suet
Adds fat that keeps the paste tender and moist as it cooks.
All-purpose flour
Forms the structure of the dough that holds the filling and shape.
Preserves
Supplies sweetness and fruity flavor inside the sealed patties.

The step that matters

Securely close the patties. If the edges are not moistened and sealed well, the filling can leak into the boiling water and the patties may open. A tight seal keeps the preserve inside while the dough cooks through.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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