611. Quattro Quarti all’Inglese

Four Quarters, English Style

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Pellegrino Artusi

Published 1998

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Ingredients

  • 5 eggs
  • sugar and flour, equal in weight to the eggs with their shells
  • 200 grams (about

Method

First blend the eggs with the sugar, add the flour and continue to work the mixture with a wooden spoon for about half an hour. Let sit for an hour or two, and then add the butter (melted over a bain-marie), baking soda, raisins, and candied fruit. Pour into a baking pan or smooth mold greased with butter and dusted with confectioners’ sugar mixed with flour. Bake in the oven.

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