Cinnamon Bun

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 pint flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• Milk to make soft dough
• Butter
• Sugar
• Cinnamon
• Currants
• Syrup molasses

Method

1. 1

   Beat the butter and sugar to a cream; add the eggs; then the baking powder and flour which have been sifted together, alternately with the milk.

2. 2

   Have the dough as soft as it is possible to roll out.

3. 3

   Place it on a pie board well dusted with flour; roll out about one fourth of an inch in thickness; spread thickly with sugar, cinnamon, currants and syrup molasses; then carefully roll the dough into one long roll; cut into buns about one inch high and place them rather closely in a greased pan.

4. 4

   Bake in a moderate oven.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Institute cook book (1913) by Helen Cramp, page 99. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CINNAMON BUN 2 tablespoons butter Milk to make soft dough 4 tablespoons sugar Butter 2 eggs Sugar 1 pint flour Cinnamon 2 teaspoons baking powder Currants Syrup molasses

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