Little House Heart-Shaped Cakes
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I’m sick and when I am sick, I crave comfort food. Right now I am craving a sweet treat my mom used to make for us when we were feeling ill.
We used to watch “Little House on the Prairie” every week with Mom. Laura Ingalls-Wilder mentioned these little cakes in her books more than once and we were thrilled when we finally tracked down the recipe. No other scone-type recipe seems to turn out as good as this one.
1 1/2 cup white flour
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
pinch of nutmeg
1/4 cup chilled lard (can use shortening)
1/3 cup buttermilk
Preheat oven to 425º.
Mix flour, sugar, baking soda, and nutmeg. With cold fingers, rub lard into dry mix. Add buttermilk and work into dough.
Roll out dough and cut into six wedges to be shaped into hearts.
Grease cookie sheet and bake about 15 minutes. Dust with sugar.
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