Bread Cake

Ingredients

• two generous cupfuls of yeast-bread dough
• two generous cupfuls of flour
• two cupfuls of sugar
• one of butter
• four eggs
• two tablespoonfuls of milk
• one teaspoonful of soda
• one of cinnamon
• one of grated nutmeg
• half a pound of currants
• and half a pound of chopped raisins

Method

1. 1

   Beat the butter and sugar together; then add the yolks of the eggs, well beaten, and the spice.

2. 2

   Now add the dough, cut into bits, and work well together.

3. 3

   Next add the milk; also the soda, dissolved in three tablespoonfuls of water.

4. 4

   Work very thoroughly; and when all the ingredients are blended, add the flour.

5. 5

   Continue the mixing, gradually working in the fruit.

6. 6

   Finally add the whites of the eggs, beaten to a stiff froth.

7. 7

   Put the batter into three well-buttered pans, and let it rise for one hour.

8. 8

   Bake for an hour in a moderate oven.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Miss Parloa's kitchen companion (1887) by Maria Parloa, page 396. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Bread Cake. For .three loaves use two generous cupfuls of yeast- bread dough, two generous cupfuls of flour, two cupfuls of sugar, one of butter, four eggs, two table-spoonfuls of milk, one teaspoonful of soda, one of cinnamon, one of grated nutmeg, half a pound of currants, and half a pound of chopped raisins

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