Coffee Buns

Ingredients

• Milk, 2 cups
• Tepid water, 1 tablespoon
• Sugar, 2 tablespoons
• Eggs, 2
• Butter, 2 tablespoons
• Flour, 5 cups
• Salt, 1 teaspoon
• Yeast, i/2 cake
• Cinnamon

Method

1. 1

   Scald the milk, let cool and add ingredients in order named, dissolving yeast cake in tepid water and beating eggs before adding.

2. 2

   Let rise till doubled in bulk.

3. 3

   Roll out 0.5 inch thick, spread with melted butter, dredge with sugar, a sprinkle of cinnamon and a handful of currants.

4. 4

   Roll up like a jelly roll, cut in slices 0.75-inch thick and lay in baking pan round side down.

5. 5

   Let rise and bake in quick oven.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 4 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Mary Jane's cook book (1916) by Mary Jane, Sophie D. Coe, page 14. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

COFFEE BUNS. Milk, 2 cups. Tepid water, 1 tablespoon. Sugar, 2 tablespoons. Eggs, 2. Butter, 2 tablespoons. Flour, 5 cups. Salt, 1 teaspoon. Currants. Yeast, i/2 cake. Cinnamon

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