American Biscuits (or Waffles)

Ingredients

• two pints of good milk
• a quarter of a pound of butter
• eight eggs, beaten up lightly
• a quarter of a pound of flour
• a large table-spoonful of strong now yeast

Method

1. 1

   In one vessel, melt butter in milk and cool.

2. 2

   In another, mix beaten eggs with milk.

3. 3

   Gradually add flour and then the milk with butter.

4. 4

   Stir in yeast, cover, and let rise.

5. 5

   Bake in a waffle-iron until hot.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cassell's dictionary of cookery (1892) by Cassell & Company, page 134. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

a quarter of a pound of butter to a cream, add to it two table-spoonfuls of pounded sugar, the juice of two lemons, a coifee-cupful of new milk, three well-beaten eggs, and twenty drops of essence of almonds. In another bowl, mix two table- spoonfuls of chopped raisins, the same of cm-rants, one ounce each of candied lemon, orange, and citron, thi-ee large apples chopped small, two table-spoonfuls of marmalade, and a pinch of salt. Well butter a mould, plaee in it a layer out of each bowl alternately, until both are emptied, and bake in a quick OA-en. This pudding may be eaten either hot or cold. Time, two hours and a half to bake. Probable cost, 2s. Sufficient for five or six persons. American Breakfast Buns.— Take the chill off a quarter of a pint of milk, and mix it AME (10) AME with the same quantity of fresh yoast ; add a quarter of a pound of butter melted, but not hot, sugar to taste, and a couple of eggs well beaten, and then, very gradually, sufficient flour to make a tolerably finn dough. Put it into small tins, well oUing them first ; set them before the fire for about twenty minutes to rise, and bake in a quick oven. Do not make the buns too large. Time to bake, twenty miniites. Sufficient for a dozen buns. Probable cost, 8.1. American Breakfast (or Griddle Cakes). — ^Miisk two eggs, stir them into a quart of lukewarm milk, and add a tea-spoonful of salcratus, and a salt-spoonful of salt. Mix with them sufficient Indian meal to make a stiff batter, and bake them in small round tins which have been oiled or buttered. Bake in a good oven. Time to bake, twenty minutes. Probable cost, Id. each. This vaR make about two dozen cakes. American Biscuits (or Waflaes). — Pom" two pints of good milk into separate vessels. In one put a quarter of a poimd of butter, cut up and melted with a gentle warmth, and aUow it to cool. In the other vessel put eight eggs, beaten up lightly; mix these with the milk gradually. To this add, also gradually, a quarter of a pound of flour, then the milk containing the butter. Stir in a large table- spoonful of strong now yeas

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