Dough Nuts (No. 1)

Ingredients

• J lb. of flour
• a good teaspoon of baking powder
• a pinch of salt
• 1 tablespoon of sugar
• a piece of butter the size of a walnut
• one egg
• enough butter-milk to make a stiff dough

Method

1. 1

   Mix flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.

2. 2

   Rub in butter.

3. 3

   Make a well, drop in egg, and moisten with butter-milk to make a stiff dough.

4. 4

   Drop teaspoonfuls into boiling fat and cook for 5 to 6 minutes until brown.

5. 5

   Drain on paper and dust with fine sugar.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Tried favourites cookery book (1909) by Kirk, E. W. Mrs, page 147. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

ougfh Nuts (No. 1). Put into a basin J lb. of flour, a good teaspoon of baking powder, a pinch of salt ; mix these well together with the tips of fingers, add 1 tablespoon of sugar, and rub in a piece of butter the size of a walnut Make a well in the centre, drop in one egg, and moisten with enough butter-milk to make a stiff dough

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