Metropolitan cook book

Mix and sift dry ingredients and cut in the fat. Beat the egg and add the milk to it. Add liquids to the dry ingredients to make a soft dough. Toss and roll out and shape rolls, and bake in hot oven from 1 2 to 1 5 minutes. These may be made with rye flour and cornmeal, or rye flour alone. PINWHEEL BISCUITS 2 cups mixed flour | teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons citron, 2 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons fat finely chopped 4 teaspoons baking- f cup milk § teaspoon cinnamon powder | cup stoned raisins, finely chopped Mix as baking-powder biscuits mixture. Roll to ^-inch thickness; brush with melted butter substitute and sprinkle with fruit, sugar and cinnamon. Roll like jelly roll; cut off pieces f-inch thick. Place pieces on a greased tin and bake in a hot oven about 15 minutes. FRUIT LOAF Prepare pinwheel biscuit roll. Press ends together firmly to hold In the fruit. Place in a greased baking-pan, cover with Syrup Mixture: 1 cup syrup 1 tablespoon fat 1 cup water' Bake and baste with syrup mixture. Serve as a dessert with cream, SOUR MILK OR SODA BISCUITS 2 cups flour 1 tablespoon baking-powder f cup thick sour cream 1 teaspoon soda i teaspoon salt or milk enough to make a soft dough Mix and sift dry ingredients, add liquids gradually to make a soft dough. Pat, roll out and cut into biscuits. Bake in a well-greased pan in a moderately hot oven. SHORT CAKE • Number 1 2 cups mixed flour 2 tablespoons sugar I cup fat 4 teaspoons baking-powder | teaspoon salt About | cup milk Mix as baking-powder biscuit dough. Divide the dough into 2 equal parts. Shape one to fit a shallow greased tin. Brush the top of the dough with melted fat, shape and place the second portion of dough over the first. Bake in a hot oven 20 minutes. Split. Put crushed and sweetened fruit on one half. Place the other half over it. More fruit may be placed on top. Fresh strawberries, peaches, or stewed, fresh or dried fruit may be used. Serve with whipped cream if liked. Number 2 2 cups flour i teaspoon salt 1 egg 4 teaspoons baking- J cup sugar About | cup milk powder | cup fat Mix same as Short Cake No. 1, adding the well-beaten egg to the milk. APPLE JOHN Put stewed apple or other fruit, sweetened and seasoned, into a greased pudding dish. Cover the fruit with a short-cake dough mixture and bake in a hot oven 20 to 30 minutes. Invert onto the serving dish, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Serve. MEAT ROLLS Make a short-cake dough, made with I oatmeal. Mix finely chopped meat with a thick, highly seasoned sauce, or cereal mush. Shape into croquettes, cover with a thin layer of dough, bake in a hot oven. Serve with a hot sauce. QUICK COFFEE CAKE I cup fat I cup milk f | cup commeal 1 cup sugar I teaspoon salt ^ 1 tablespoon baking- 2 eggs (beaten separately) Ij cups sifted flour powder Cream the fat, add sugar gradually, then the well-beaten eggs and milk alternately with the flour, measured, mixed and sirted with the bakingpowder and cornmeal. Spread mixture in a well-greased, shallow tin. Spread the top with melted fat, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Bake in a moderately hot oven 20 minutes. APPLE CAKE Put short-cake ^dough in a well-greased pan. Arrange apples cut in eighths over the top. Brush over with com syrup. Bake.