Royal cook book

shortening mixing in with a fork. Soak orange rind in juice a few minutes. Beat 1 egg and 1 egg yolk slightly; add orange juice and rind, then add milk. Add to dry mixture; mix well. Put into 1 very large or 2 smaller greased, shallow baking pans to thickness of about 1 inch. Spread top with remaining egg white beaten into marmalade. Bake in hot oven at 450° F. for 25 minutes. Break into squares and serve warm. Makes 12 squares. Individual Coffee Cakes 1 recipe for Rich Tea Biscuits (page 4) butter granulated sugar cinnamon chopped walnuts Make rich biscuit dough, adding enough more milk to make like drop biscuit dough. Place in greased individual round pans or in a large cake pan. Spread with soft butter; sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon and chopped nuts. Bake in hot, oven at 425° F. about 25 minutes. Makes 1 large or 4 small cakes. Spice Filled Coffee Cake 3 cups flour 4 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder 1 teaspoon salt Yy teaspoon each nutmeg and cinnamon 34 cup sugar 4 cup shortening 2 eggs, beaten 1 cup milk 1 cup cream, whipped and sweetened Sift together first 6 ingredients. Mix in shortening, using a fork. Add eggs and milk slowly to make a soft dough. Place in greased deep round cake pan.’ Cover with Top Mixture. Bake in moderate oven at 400° F. about 45 minutes. Cool; split in half to make 2 layers; put together with whipped cream. Serve pieshaped pieces. Top Mixture 2 tablespoons butter 24 cup brown sugar 3 tablespoons flour 14 teaspoon cinnamon 1g teaspoon salt 84 cup chopped almonds Cream butter. Add sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt. Mix well. Spread over top of cake; sprinkle with almonds. Makes 1 ten-inch cake. Dutch Apple Cake 1 recipe for Rich Tea Biscuits (page 4) 4 cooking apples butter 4 cup sugar 2 teaspoons cinnamon Make rich biscuit dough, adding more milk to make a drop biscuit dough. Spread 14 inch thick in greased baking pan or pie plate. Wash, pare and core apples. Cut into eighths. Press into top of dough very close together; dot with butter. Mix sugar and cinnamon together; sprinkle over apples. Bake in moderate oven at 350° F. about 30 minutes or until apples are done. Serve warm with butter or as dessert with lemon sauce. Makes 1 large cake. Blueberry Tea Cake 1 recipe for Sally Lunn (page 9) 1 cup blueberries 44 cup powdered sugar _ Make Sally Lunn recipe. Sprinkle berries with sugar; add to mixture last. Bake in greased baking pan in moderate oven at 400° F. 25 minutes. Break into pieces; serve warm with butter. Makes 12 pieces. Use Level Measurements in all Royal Recipes —" 8 Royal Baking Powder Leaves No Bitter Taste Muffins The Master Recipe 2 cups flour 38 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder 1 tablespoon sugar 1g teaspoon salt 2 eggs, beaten 1 cup milk 4 tablespoons melted shortening Sift together flour, baking powder, sugar and salt; add eggs, milk and melted shortening; mix all together quickly. Half fill greased muffin pans; bake in moderate oven at 400° F. about 20 minutes. Makes 12 muffins. Handling Muffin Batter. This flour mixture contains a large proportion of liquid, making quite a thin batter. Because of the consistency, the bubbles of leavening gas are quickly released and care must be taken to retain this gas as much as possible. Therefore, the batter should be mixed and baked quickly. Common Causes of Failure. Insuffcient stirring causes coarse texture. Overstirring makes tunnels, peaks and knobs on top and a soggy texture. Improper baking temperatures, either too high or too low, cause a coarseness in crumb. High Altitude. No changes in recipe; bake in hotter oven at 450° F. Poppy Seed Muffins