Sally Lunn Hot Bread

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 4 cups of flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 yeast cake
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter

Method

1. 1

   Place sugar, eggs, milk, salt, and butter in a double boiler and scald.

2. 2

   Let cool and add yeast dissolved in 1/4 cup of warm water.

3. 3

   When cold, add flour, put in a bowl, cover with a cloth, and put away to rise.

4. 4

   When twice its bulk, knead and put in a pan to rise again.

5. 5

   When light, roll out on a floured board, cut with a biscuit cutter, place in a greased pan, and bake in a hot oven (400° F.) for fifteen minutes.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Southern cook book of fine old recipes (1935) by Lillie S. Lustig, page 33. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Sally Lunn Hot Bread 3 eggs 4 cups of flour 2 tablespoons sugar 1 yeast cake 1 cup milk l/2 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons butter Place sugar, eggs, milk, salt, and butter in a double boiler and scald. Let cool and add yeast which has been dissolved in a ^ cup of warm water. When cold, add flour, put in bowl and cover with a cloth and put away to rise. When twice its bulk, knead and put in pan to rise again. When light roll out on floured board. Cut with a biscuit cutter, place in greased pan and bake in hot oven (400° F.) fifteen minutes. Good Old Southern Popovers 3 eggs 1% cups of milk Il/2 cups of flour J/2 teaspoon salt

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