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     Title: Maids Of Honour
Categories: Desserts, Pastry
     Yield: 12 servings

 1 1/2 c  Flour
     1 pn Salt
   1/2 c  Butter or margarine, cold
          Water
          FILLING:
          Jam
     6 oz Cottage cheese, sieved
   1/3 c  Golden raisins
   1/2 ts Almond extract
     2 tb Almonds, ground or finely chopped
     2    Eggs
          TOPPING:
   2/3 c  Confectioners sugar, sifted

 To make pastry, sift flour and salt into a bowl.  Add 1/3 of the
 butter or margarine and rub in until the mixture resembles
 breadcrumbs.  Add enough water to make an elastic dough.  Roll out
 to an oblong on a lightly floured board.  Cut the remaining fat
 into small pieces.  Dot 2/3 of the dough with half the fat pieces.
 Bring up the uncovered dough third and fold in three like an
 envelope.  Turn the pastry so that the open end faces you and roll
 out again into an oblong. Repeat with the remaining fat, fold and
 turn.  Roll out, fold and chill.

 Roll out the dough until it is wafer thin.  Cut out 12-15 circles
 to line a fairly deep 3" muffin tin.  Put a tsp of jam into each
 tin.  Mix together all the remaining filling ingredients, beating
 well. Spoon into the pastry tins over the jam. Bake in a hot to
 very hot oven, 450 to 475°F for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature
 to moderate, 350°F and bake for 15 minutes.  Allow to cool.

 For the topping, blend the confectioners sugar with enough water to
 make a flowing consistency.  Mix in the almond extract.  Spoon a
 little on each little cake and let set to harden.

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