Soda Buns

Ingredients

• 1 lb. of Flour.
• 6 ozs. of Butter.
• 6 ozs. of Castor Sugar.
• 2 ozs. of Mixed Peel.
• 3 Eggs.
• i gill of Milk.
• i teaspoonful of Baking Powder.
• | teaspoonful of Carbonate of Soda.
• | teaspoonful of Salt.

Method

1. 1

   Mix the flour, salt and baking powder in a basin, dissolve the soda in the milk, divide the eggs, put the yolks in a basin (whites of 2 on a plate with a pinch of salt), beat them up and add them to the milk.

2. 2

   Cut the peel in shreds.

3. 3

   Rub the butter in the flour and mix in the sugar and peel, then mix it into a stiff paste with the eggs and milk.

4. 4

   Whip the whites to a stiff froth and stir them lightly into the mixture.

5. 5

   Shape the buns roughly with two forks.

6. 6

   Put them on a greased baking-sheet, sprinkle with castor sugar, and decorate with a little peel.

7. 7

   Bake in a quick oven for 30 minutes.

8. 8

   When done put them on a sieve to get cold.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Instruction in cookery (London School Board receipts) (1890) by London (England). School Board, page 15. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SODA_BUNS. < 1 I 1 Ingredients : — 1 lb. of Flour. 6 ozs. of Butter. 6 ozs. of Castor Sugar. 2 ozs. of Mixed Peel. 3 Eggs. i gill of Milk. i teaspoonful of Baking Powder. | teaspoonful of Carbonate of Soda. | teaspoonful of Salt.

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