{"id":7626,"slug":"filled-butter-cakes-dutch-stuffed-monkeys","title":"FILLED BUTTER CAKES (DUTCH STUFFED MONKEYS)","description":"From The International Jewish Cook Book by Florence Kreisler Greenbaum.","ingredients_raw":["three-fourths pound of butter","one pound of flour","three-fourths pound of light brown sugar","one egg","one teaspoon of cinnamon","a pinch of salt","one-half pound of finely chopped citron peel","one-half pound of ground almonds","three ounces of butter","one-half teaspoon of vanilla","yolks of two eggs","beaten egg","poppy seed"],"ingredients_norm":["fourths pound of butter","flour","fourths pound of light brown sugar","egg","cinnamon","salt","citron peel","ground almond","butter","vanilla","egg yolk","poppy seed"],"steps":["Make a paste by working three-fourths pound of butter into one pound of flour, with three-fourths pound of light brown sugar, one egg, one teaspoon of cinnamon, and a pinch of salt.","Next mix one-half pound of finely chopped citron peel with one-half pound of ground almonds, and three ounces of butter.","Then flavor with one-half teaspoon of vanilla and bind with the yolks of two eggs.","Roll out the dough and divide into two parts.","Place one-half on a well-buttered flat pan and spread the mixture over it and cover with the other half of the paste.","Brush with beaten egg, sprinkle with poppy seed and bake in a moderately quick oven for one-half hour.","When done let cool and then cut into square or oblong pieces.","The butter cakes may be made of one layer of dough sprinkled with citron and almonds and some poppy seed."],"categories":[],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":null,"source_name":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12350","source_ref":"pg:12350:w82:6","authors_url":null,"license":"Public domain (US)","license_url":null,"extraction_confidence":0.95,"content_hash":"24a274280d1189ca1f17a416299e9beb737a871b341fcc980045503fccb6c2ae","created_at":"2026-08-02T17:02:55Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:32Z","notice":"Historical recipe, reproduced as published: it may reflect its era's ingredients, language, and food-safety practices. Apply modern judgment on cooking temperatures and preservation.","url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/filled-butter-cakes-dutch-stuffed-monkeys"}