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Moravian Cake

From The economical cook book, 1905

Serves 2

Presented as published in 1905. 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 The economical cook book (1905) by Sara T. Paul, page 120. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Moravian Ca&e. A pintrbowl full of bread dough ready for the pans, beat into it half a cup of batter, a oup and a half of sugar, and three aggs ; beat well together, pour into buttered pans, let it rise an hour, sprinkle einnamon and sugar thickly over the top, and Dake in a quick oven. * Susk, No. 1. Stir together until light a teacup of butter, a oolBFeeoup of sugar and two eggs \ boil a pint of new milk and pour over them boiling hot; stir in flour until a stiff sponge, add half a teacup of yeast, and when perfectly light, roll out with as little flour as possible ; out in cakes, put them in buttered pans and set in a warm place until very light. Bake in a quick oven ten or fifteen minutes. This sponge should be set in the evening, kept in a warm place, and made up in the morning. * Very fine Busk, Ho. 2. Two pounds of flour, half a pound of sugar, half a pound of butter, one pint of milk, five eggs beaten light, a teacup of yeast and a teaspoonful of salt. Warm the milk and butter together, stir in the sugar, then the eggs and flour alternately, and set to rise in a warm place. Bake it all in one, and out or break it. To be eaten with butter. Busk, No. 3. One quart of milk, a teacup of cream, half a pound of lard, a quarter of a pound of butter and a teaspoonful of salt ; boil the milk and cream together, stir in while boiling the butter and lard ; beat two eggs very light, stir in them a pound of sifted sugar, pour the milk boiling hot over the sugar and eggs, stir- ring all the time. When cool, stir in flour sufficient to make a stiff batter, the salt and a teacup of yeast When very light, add more flour, and knead into a sofL dough. Let it rise again, then roll out and cut into biscuit, wet the tops with sugar and milk. Let them get very light, and bake them in a quick oven Biffc sugar over them whilst hot 860 €OOKEB T FROM EXPERIENCE. Bread Biuk. Take as much bread dough, when ready for the pans, as would make one loaf; spread it open, put on it a ooffeecup of sugar, butter the site of a large egg, and a little grated nutmeg; work all well together, mould it out, let it get very light, and bake in a quiok oyen^ either as rusk or all in one loaf. * Dried Busk. Boil a quart of milk, stir in it half a pound of butter and a little salt. When oool, but not coldy add a pound of sifted sugar, flour to make a stiff batter, and a teacup of yeast. Set this over night ; in the morning, add enough flour to make a soft dough, and let it rise until very light ; then roll out a little more than half an inch thick, cut them out the size of tea-biscuit, lay them in well-greased pans, two layers in each pan ; let them rise until very light, and bake about half an hour in a quick oven. When tone, break them apart, spread them separately in pans, and let ihem dry slowly in a moderate oven until crisp and brown. If they are put in bags and hung up when cold, they will keep a jong time, and are nice for delicate persons or young children. * Soft Gingerbread* Ho. 1. Two cups of sugar, one of butter, one of thick milk, one of molasses, three of flour, three eggs
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