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The Original Cake Mix

Betty Crocker cake mixes first hit the shelves in the 1950s, a time when convenience foods were "the next big thing." They already contained all the ingredients, including powdered milk and dried eggs — you only needed to add water! With thousands of homemakers across America looking for ways to save time in the kitchen, companies like General Mills and Pillsbury thought they were sitting on a windfall. But in spite of the many attractive benefits, boxed cake mixes just weren't selling well. Where did they go wrong?


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INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 shortcrust pastry
  • 3 cups / 750 g. of cherries
  • 1/3 cup / 60 g. of sugar
  • 2/3 cup / 60 g. of almond flour
  • 4 tbsp. of brown sugar
  • Pistachios
  • A dash of milk

METHOD: 

  1. Mix the cherries and sugar together. Let stand 20 minutes.
  2. Spread or roll out the shortcrust pastry, sprinkle with almond powder and brown sugar.
  3. Place the cherries in the center of the dough, leaving about 2 inches of free dough on the edges. Fold in the edges.
  4. Brush with milk (this will make the crust go golden), sprinkle with brown sugar and bake for 20 minutes at 350°F/180°C.
  5. Top with a handful of chopped pistachios, and serve!