Blitz Kuchen
7 round tablespoonfuls butter
7 heaping teaspoonfuls sugar
A heaping pint of flour
Pinch of baking powder
Pinch of salt
4 eggs
Grated rind of 1 lemon
¼ pound chopped almonds
2 tablespoonfuls sugar
Ground cinnamon to taste
Butter and sugar are stirred to a cream. Add eggs without beating same, lemon and salt; stir well, then add flour mixed with baking powder; mix well and spread very thin on buttered tins. Sprinkle before baking with the almonds and two tablespoonfuls sugar mixed with the cinnamon. Bake in moderately hot oven to a medium brown. Cut in diamond shapes immediately on taking from the oven and while on tins. Remove quickly from tins.
Mrs. Wm. Winter
Your correspondent, who presents Query No. 1590, in the April magazine, has the German incorrect in her question. The recipe called for is undoubtedly Blitz Kuchen or Quick Coffee Cake. I enclose my recipe, which makes a delicious cake.