Thirty minutes are sufficient for baking it, unless it be in the form
of a loaf or rolls, in which case, it must be baked fifteen minutes
longer. Excellent muffins may be made by the above receipt, adding two
eggs well beaten, so that from the same batch of dough both plain
bread and muffins may be made.
Iron moulds are best for baking.
For those who prefer warm bread for dinner, it is a good plan to
reserve a portion of the breakfast dough, setting it away in a cool
place till two hours before dinner, then make into turnovers or twist,
set it to rise and bake it for dinner, as for breakfast. Very nice on
a cold day, and greatly preferable to warmed-over bread.--_Mrs. S. T._
RECIPE FOR FAMILY BREAD.
2 quarts of flour.
2 tablespoonfuls of lard or butter.
2 teaspoonfuls of salt.
Enough sponge for a two-quart loaf of bread.
Mix with one pint of sweet milk.
Make into rolls and bake with very little fire under the oven.--_Mrs.
A. C._
LOAF BREAD.
First make a batter of the following ingredients.
1 pint of flour.
1 teaspoonful of salt.
1 teaspoonful of sugar.
A cup of water.
A cup of good yeast.
Set this to rise and when risen work in two pints of flour, or, if the
batter is not sufficient to work up this flour, add a little water.
Work it smoothly and set it to rise.
When risen, add a small piece of lard, work it well again, let it
stand an hour and then bake it slowly.--_Mrs. P. W._
OLD VIRGINIA LOAF BREAD.
Sponge for the same.
Boil one large Irish potato, until well done, then peel and mash it
fine, adding a little cold water to soften it. Stir into it
1 teaspoonful of brown sugar.
1 tablespoonful of sweet lard.
Then add three tablespoonfuls of good hop yeast.
Mix the ingredients thoroughly, then put the sponge in a mug with a
close-fitting top, and let it stand several hours to rise.
Sift into the tray three pints of the best family flour, to which add
a teaspoonful of salt. Then pour in the sponge and add enough cold
water to the flour to work it up into a rather stiff dough. Knead it
till the dough is smooth, then let it stand all night to rise. Work it
over in the morning, using just enough flour to keep it from sticking
to the hands. Allow it one hour to rise before baking and one hour to
bake in a moderate oven. Then it will be thoroughly done and well
dried.
Use a little lard on the hands when making out the loaf, as it keeps
the crust from being too hard.--_Mrs. S._
_Another Recipe for Loaf Bread._
Good flour is the first requisite, and next, good yeast and sufficient
kneading.
For a loaf of ordinary size, use
2 lbs. of flour.
Lard the size of a hen's egg.
A saltspoonful of salt.
2 gills of yeast.
Mix up these ingredients into a moderately stiff dough, using for the
purpose, from three gills to a pint of water. Some flour being more
adhesive than others, you have to learn by experience the exact amount
of water required.
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