Rusks

Ingredients

• Four ounces of flour
• one ounce of butter
• half an ounce of lard
• half a teaspoonful of baking powder
• half a teaspoonful of sifted sugar
• a pinch of salt
• one egg

Method

1. 1

   Mix the flour with the baking powder, sugar, and salt; rub in the butter and lard.

2. 2

   Beat the egg with a little milk, pour into the flour, and mix as dry as possible.

3. 3

   Roll it out, cut into shapes, and bake.

4. 4

   When half done, split open with a fork and return to the oven until slightly brown and crisp.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The child's cookery book (1900) by Louisa S. Tate, page 20. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Rusks Four ounces of flour, one ounce of butter, half an ounce of lard, half a tea- spoonful of baking powder, half a tea- spoonful of sifted sugar, a pinch of salt, and one egg

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