Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-09-25
UNPRECEDENTED BREADS.
The Secret Of Success in Making Them
Without Soda or Baking
Powder.

One Of the most important things
long the line OF hygienic cooking is the
making of simple unfermented breads
is an art to be able 10 make them with
tut the use of any Injurious substances
and yet so that they will be wholesome
md appetizing. In the first place, Sc
ect good -four. The color of good
White flour should be light cream,
ind not blush tint. Further. if you
axe up a teaspoonful of it and attempt
20 shake some of it off, it should fall in
Inc shower, and not in Jumps, says Good
Housekeeping.
Whole-wheat -four is very nutritious
and makes good bread, but it is not wise
20 lay in very large supply of it at any
ane time. as it is rich and will not keep
well. Excellent bread can also be made
of 40 per cent. gluten -four, but perhaps
no other bread requires SO much care in
the making, as does gluten bread. 1t is
well to remember that the higher the
percentage of gluten flour contains, the
greater is the proportion Of liquid re-
luired in its preparation.
The secret Of success IN making un-
termented breads without soda or bak-
ing powder is this: ALI utensils and ma
terials used must be very cold. Should
ice be unobtainable, the utensils may be
cooled by placing them in cold water
TOR few moments; and any dish con-
tanning a material to be used in making
the bread should be placed in a large
1ish containing very cold water.
A delicious breakfast food, and one
which is quite indispensable in homes
where hot oven is customary at the
morning meal, is the whole-wheat or
corn-meal puff. The material required
Tor making these puffs is as follows:
Two-thirds cupful milk and one-third
cupful cream, one large or two small
eggs preferably the latter, one cupful
whole wheat flour and one-half cupful
white flour; or one eupful white flour
and one-half cupful corn meal. one-third
teaspOonful salt.
Break the eggs, placing the yolks in
the milk and setting the whites aside
In a cool place. With a batter whip
mix the two thoroughly, and then slowly
add the flour, beating all the time
After the -four has been thus worked
in, continue the whipping process for
ten minutes (unless enough puffs are
being made to supply large number
Of people, when the batter should be
beaten at least 20 minutes), using long.
even strokes, in this manner working in
as much air as possible and thus insur-
ing the lightness of the puffs.
Now beat the whites of the eggs, fold
them into the batter very gently, and
quickly turn the whole into very hot
gem irons, and bake in very quick
oven. If the pans and oven are MT
very hot, the puffs cannot be success.
After baking, let the puffs stand at
least five minutes before serving, for
they are apt to be little sticky in
side Immediately upon coming from the
oven.
In making crackers, the above recipe
may be followed, using, however, a
larger proportion of -four. The dough
should be kneaded and beaten and re-
kneaded until much air is worked into
it. If, when pulled, the dough snaps
apart, it may be pronounced ready to
De, rolled out and cut into desired
shapes. Perforate, and bake in a slow
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