Soda Bread

Ingredients

• 3 Ib. flour.
• 4 teaspoonful salt.
• 1 level teaspoonful cream of tartar.
• 1 level teaspoonful soda.
• 4 pint sour milk.

Method

1. 1

   Sift together the dry ingredients.

2. 2

   Mix to a soft dough with sour milk.

3. 3

   Knead lightly and cut into triangles.

4. 4

   Bake for 10 minutes or cook on a hot girdle.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cookery book (1940) by Gas Council (Great Britain), page 26. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

heaped teaspoonful cream of tartar. 1 small flat teaspoonful bicarbonate of soda. Method.—Sift together the flour, salt, soda and cream of tartar. Rub in the fat. Mix to a very soft dough with the milk. Turn on to a well-floured board and roll out lightly to about 4 inch thick. Cut into rounds or triangles and bake in a very hot oven for about 10 minutes, according to size and thickness. VARIATIONS USING THE ABOVE RECIPE 14 ozs. sugar. May be added and only 14 ozs. sultanas or any other fruit. a pinch of salt used. 1 egg and less milk may be used for mixing. 1 tablespoonful of golden syrup may be added with the milk. Glazing Method.—The scones may be painted over with a little milk or beaten egg before being cooked, or for sweet scones 1 tablespoon- ful of milk and 1 tablespoonful of sugar may be mixed together and boiled and the scones painted with this when they are cooked, and then put back into the oven for 2 minutes for the glaze to set. 5 66 CARES AND BREAD Potato Scones Number 8. Time ro minutes. Shelves 2nd and 4th. 1 lb. cold potato. Salt. 6 ozs. flour. 2 teaspoonsful baking powder. - 2 ozs. butter. A little milk to moisten. Method.—Rub the potatoes through a wire sieve. Add the baking powder and salt to the flour, sift and rub in the butter. Mix flour, etc., with the potatoes. Moisten with a little milk, and knead into a firm paste. Roll out about 4 inch thick, and cut into rounds with a cutter. Cook on baking sheet in a hot oven or on the girdle. When cooked, split and butter and serve hot. Syrup Scones Number 8. Time 10-15 minutes. Shelf 3rd. $ Ib. flour. 4 teaspoonful bicarbonate of soda. 4 teaspoonful cream of tartar. 2 ozs. butter. Salt. } Milk and water to mix. + lb. golden syrup and treacle mixed. Method.—Melt the syrup, treacle and butter. Sift the dry ingredients. Add a little milk to the warm syrup and fat, to cool slightly. Mix all to a soft dough, adding more milk if required. Roll about ? inch thick in two rounds, cut in sections and bake. Soda Bread Number 9. Time ro minutes. Shelf 2nd. 3 Ib. flour. 4 teaspoonful salt. 1 level teaspoonful cream of 4 pint sour milk. tartar. 1 level teaspoonful soda.

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