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Doughnuts Without Yeast

From La cuisine creole, 1885

These cakes may be made in rings and fried.

Presented as published in 1885. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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Ingredients

Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from La cuisine creole (1885) by Lafcadio Hearn, page 56. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

DOUGHNUTS WITHOUT YEAST. Half a pound of butter, a pînt of sour milk or butter- milk, three quarters of a pound of sugar, a small tea- spoonful of saleratus dissolved in a little hot water, two well beaten eggs, and as mueh flour as will make a smooth dough ; flavop with half a teaspoonf ul of lemon extract and half a nutm^ grated

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