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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours
Ingredients:
- 1-1/2 cups flour
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch powdered saffron
- 1/4 cup hot water
- 1 Tablespoon grated lemon peel
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
Preparation:
Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Dissolve saffron in hot water; blend with lemon peel and juice.
Cream shortening; add sugar gradually, beating until thoroughly blended. Add egg and beat until light and fluffy.
Add dry ingredients and liquids alternately, mixing just until blended after each addition. Turn into well greased and floured cooker bake pan or 2-pound coffee can.
Cover bake pan with lid or coffee can with 6 layers of paper toweling. Set in crock pot. Cover and cook on high 2 to 3 hours. Remove; let cool 10 minutes, then remove from pan.
Yield: 12 servings
Recipe Source: Crockery Cooking by Culinary Arts Institute (Delair Pub.)
Reprinted with permission.
Cream shortening; add sugar gradually, beating until thoroughly blended. Add egg and beat until light and fluffy.
Add dry ingredients and liquids alternately, mixing just until blended after each addition. Turn into well greased and floured cooker bake pan or 2-pound coffee can.
Cover bake pan with lid or coffee can with 6 layers of paper toweling. Set in crock pot. Cover and cook on high 2 to 3 hours. Remove; let cool 10 minutes, then remove from pan.
Yield: 12 servings
Recipe Source: Crockery Cooking by Culinary Arts Institute (Delair Pub.)
Reprinted with permission.
