The Skilful Cook Part 82

1 oz. of German yeast.

1 pint of milk.

1 teaspoonful of salt.

_Method._--Rub the b.u.t.ter well into the flour, and add the salt.

Make the milk tepid, and mix smoothly with the German yeast.

Make a well in the middle of the flour, and stir in the milk smoothly.

Knead very lightly for a minute, and then put the dough to rise in a warm place for two hours.

When it has well risen, make it into rolls or fancy twists.

Set them to rise on floured tins for about ten minutes.

Then bake in a quick oven from ten to twenty minutes, according to their size.

When nearly cooked, brush them with a little milk or white of egg to glaze them.

Unfermented Bread.

_Ingredients_--1 lb. of flour.

2 heaped teaspoonfuls of baking powder.

Enough water to mix a dough.

_Method._--Put the flour in a pan.

Add the baking powder and mix up with the water.

Make it into small loaves quickly, and bake in a quick oven for about half an hour.

Milk Rolls.

_Ingredients_--1 lb. of flour.

2 oz. of b.u.t.ter.

2 heaped teaspoonfuls of baking powder.

Enough milk to mix to a dough.

_Method._--Rub the b.u.t.ter into the flour lightly.

Add the baking powder, and mix with the milk.

Make into small rolls as quickly as possible, and bake for a few minutes in a quick oven.

Brush over with a little milk to glaze them.

Pound Cake.

_Ingredients_--10 oz. of flour.

8 oz. of b.u.t.ter.

8 oz. of castor sugar.

2 oz. of candied peel.

lb. of sultanas.

4 large eggs.

Grated rind of a lemon.

_Method._--Rub the flour and sugar through a sieve.

Beat the b.u.t.ter to a cream in a basin.

Mix in a little flour and sugar.

Then a well-beaten egg.

Next more flour, sugar, and another egg.

Continue mixing in the same way until the flour, sugar, and eggs are all well blended together.

Add the other ingredients, and put into a well-greased cake-tin lined with b.u.t.tered paper.

Bake for about two hours.

Queen Cakes.

_Ingredients_--6 oz. of flour.

4 oz. of b.u.t.ter.

4 oz. of sugar.

4 eggs.

A few currants.

Grated rind of a lemon.

_Method._--Cream the b.u.t.ter.

Mix in the flour, sugar, and eggs, according to directions given in preceding recipe.

Add the lemon rind, and partly fill small well-greased Queen-cake tins with the mixture.

Sprinkle a few currants on the top of each.

Bake in a moderately quick oven for about a quarter of an hour.

Rock Cakes.

_Ingredients_--1 lb. of flour.