Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-21
Bread Substitutes.
BAK1Ne.powDER BISCUIT.

BAKINe-PowDER BISCUIT.
Mix and sift two cups OF bread -four
(once sifted), one-half teaspoon salt, and
four and one.half teaspoons baking
powder. Work in one tablespoon each,
lard and butter, using the tips of the
fingers; then add gradually three-fourths
cup milk, mixing with case knife.
Toss on Toured board, and pat and
roll lightly until one-half inch in thick
ness. Shape with q round biscuit cutter,
first dipped in -four. Place close to-
gether in buttered pan, and bake In
hot oven fifteen minutes. If baked In too
slow an oven, the gas will escape before
it has done its work.
LUNCHEON FRUIT ROLLS
Mix and sift two cups -four, four tea
spoons baking powder, 0ne-half teaspoon
salt, and one tablespoon sugar. Work
in two tablespoons butter, using the tips
of the fingers; then add gradually two
thirds cup milk. Toss on lightly -four
ed board, pat, and roll to one-fourth inch
in thickness. Brush over with melted
butter, and sprinkle with one-third cup
raisins, stoned and finely chopped, two
tablespoons citron, finely chopped, one
tablespoon sugar, and one-third teaspoon
cinnamon. Roll like jelly roll, and cut
into pieces three-fourths inch in thick.
ness. Place on buttered sheet and
bake in hot oven fifteen minutes. Cur
rants may be substituted for raisins, If
one SO desires.
SOUTHERN CORN CAKE.
Mix and sift three fourths cup corn
meal, one and one-fourth cups pastry
flour (once sifted), one-fourth cup sugar,
five teaspoons baking powder, and one
half teaspoon salt. Add one cup milk,
one egg, we'll beaten, and two table.
spoons melted butter. Turn into but
tered shallow pan, and bake in hot
oven twenty minutes.
MARYLAND CORN GEMS.
Cream one.half cup butter, and add
gradually, while beating constantly,
three-fourths cup sugar; then add three
eggs, we'll beaten, and one and One-hali
cups milk. Mix and sift two cups corn
meal, one cup -four, five teaspoons bak.
ing powder, and one teaspoon salt. Com
bine mixtures and add one-half cup cur.
rants. Bake in buttered individual tins
in a moderate oven from twenty to
twenty-five minutes.
FLOUR MUFFINs.
Cream one-fourth cup butter, and add
gradually one-fourth cup sugar and one
egg, we'll beaten. Sift two cups -four
with three teaspoons baking-powder
and add to first mixture alternately with
three fourths cup milk. Bake in butter
ed tin gem-pans in a moderate oven
twenty-five minutes.
GRAHAM MUFFINs.
Mix and sift one and one.fourth cups
of graham -four, one cup pastry -four
one teaspoon salt, and three-fourths tea
spoon soda. Add one cup sour milk tt
One-third cup mOlasses. Combine
mixtures and bake in buttered individual
tins, in a moderate oven, twenty-fi
minutes.
RYE GEMS.
Mix and sift one and two-thirds cups
rye flour, one and one. third cups pastry
-four, four teaspoons baking powder
and one teaspoon salt; then add one ant
one-fourth cups milk, one-fourth cuI
molasses, two eggs, we'll beaten, ant
three tablespoons melted butter. Bake
in hot, buttered, iron gem-pans.
DATE MUFFINs.
Mix and sift one and one-half cups o.
entire wheat -four, two teaspoons bak
ing powder, and one-half teaspoon salt
Beat the yolks of two eggs until thicl
and lemon olored, and add one cup milk
Combine mixtures and beat thoroughly
then add two tablespoons melted butte
and the whites of two eggs beaten unit
stiff Fold into the mixture one-hall
cup dates, stoned, quartered, and dredg
cd with flour. Bake in buttered gem
pans in a moderate oven twenty-five
minutes.
BERKSHIRE PoPovERs.
Mix two-thirds cup graham -four, on
and one-third cups pastry flour, and one
half teaspoon salt; then add gradually
while beating constantly, two cups milk
Beat two eggs until very light, add II
first mixture, and beat two minutes
Turn into kissing hot buttered iron gem
pans, and bake thirty to thirty-tiv
minutes in a hot oven; or the mixtur
may be baked in buttered earthen cups
when the bottom will have a glazed ap
pearance.
BALTIMORE MUFFINs.
Mix one-fourth cup bominy and one
half teaspoon salt, add one-half cup boil
ing water, cover, and let stand unit
hominy absorbs water. Add one cul
scalded milk to one cup corn-meal, thel
add three tablespoons sugar and thre
tablespoons butter. Combine mixture
add the yolks of two eggs beaten unit
thick and lemon-colored, and the white
of two eggs beaten until stiff. Sift owe
three teaspoons baking powder and bea
thoroughly. Bake in hot, buttered, iro
gem pans.-Ex.
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