Bath Buns

Ingredients

• 1 lb. flour
• 6 oz. butter
• 1 oz. German yeast
• 1 gill warm milk
• 1 lb. sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 or 3 oz. candied peel
• Rind of 1 lemon
• Some coarse sugar

Method

1. 1

   Sieve flour into a warm basin, rub in butter, and make a well.

2. 2

   Cream yeast with sugar, add warm milk, and strain into flour.

3. 3

   Add eggs and mix until smooth.

4. 4

   Let rise for about 1.5 hours.

5. 5

   Add remaining sugar, lemon rind, and candied peel.

6. 6

   Shape into buns, prove, brush with egg, sprinkle with sugar, and bake until browned, about 15 to 20 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cookery for every household (1914) by Florence B. Jack, page 899. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Bath Buns 1 lb. flour. 6 oz. butter. 1 oz. German yeast. 1 gill warm milk. 1 lb. sugar. 4 eggs. 2 or 3 oz. candied peel. Rind of 1 lemon. Some coarse sugar

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