Pocketbook Rolls

Ingredients

• one pint of milk
• a rounding tablespoonful of butter
• a quart and a pint of white flour
• one yeast cake
• three tablespoonfuls of warm water
• a teaspoonful of salt

Method

1. 1

   Scald one pint of milk.

2. 2

   Rub a rounding tablespoonful of butter in a quart and a pint of white flour; put it in a bowl and make a well in the centre.

3. 3

   Add one yeast cake, dissolved in three tablespoonfuls of warm water, to the cool milk; pour it in the well, and dust the flour from the sides of the bowl over the top of the milk; do not stir, but cover and stand in a warm place for three hours.

4. 4

   Stir in gradually the flour, adding a teaspoonful of salt.

5. 5

   Take this soft dough on the board, knead continuously for fifteen minutes; then pound it with a potato-masher for ten minutes longer, turning and folding almost constantly.

6. 6

   Roll the dough in a sheet half an inch thick; cut with a large round cutter; press the centre with the back of a knife handle; brush one-half with a little melted butter and fold over the other, slightly pressing the two together.

7. 7

   Stand in a shallow greased pan, sufficiently far apart not to touch in baking.

8. 8

   Cover the pan and stand in a warm place for one hour and a half.

9. 9

   Brush the tops lightly with milk, and bake in a quick oven, 400° Fahrenheit, for twenty minutes.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from My best 250 recipes (1907) by Sarah Tyson Heston Rorer, page 39. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

POCKETBOOK ROLLS Scald one pint of milk. Rub a rounding tablespoon ful of butter in a quart and a pint of white flour; put it in a bowl and make a well in the centre. Add one yeast cake, dissolved in three tablespoonfuls of warm water, to the cool milk; pour it in the well, and dust the flour from the sides of the bowl over the top of the milk ; do not stir, but cover and stand in a warm place, 75° Fahrenheit, for three hours. Stir in gradually the flour, adding a teaspoonful of salt

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.