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Chelsea Buns without Eggs

From Cooking for profit, 1886

Serves 8

These buns serve as a sweet bread alternative to cake.

Presented as published in 1886. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from Cooking for profit (1886) by Jessup Whitehead, page 189. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

helsea Buns, without Eggs. One of the sweetest warm breads that serve in place of cake when there are no eggs to be had. Take nearly half the dough that is mixed up for French rolls and work into it a few currants. Roll it out to a very thin sheec, brush over with softened but- ter, sprinkle sugar all over

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