Five Roses Cook Book

Two thousand Canadian cooks sent in their best recipes; the mill printed them, and put its own flour in every one.

Buns of All Kinds

20 recipes in this part of Five Roses Cook Book.

Buns of All Kinds

DUE to the unusual expansion of Five Roses flour, slacker batters and doughs are advisable. Also mould your buns rather smaller than usual…

Plain Buns (Yeast Recipes)

1 compressed yeast cake 1 cup milk, scalded and cooled 1 tablespoonful sugar teaspoonful salt ¼ cup sugar ¼ cup butter 3 cups sifted Five…

Plain Buns (Potato Yeast)

Boil 2 medium sized potatoes. When done, put through a colander into a crock containing 2 cups white sugar and 1 tablespoon lard. Add…

Almond Buns

2 ounces Five Roses flour 2 ounces cornstarch 2 ounces ground rice 2 ounces butter 3 ounces white sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon baking powder ¼…

Bath Buns (Old English Recipe)

1½ pounds Five Roses flour ¾ pound butter ¾ pound sugar lemon peel (finely chopped) yeast cake (or 2 ounces good liquid yeast) 6 eggs Lemon…

Currant Buns (Bread Dough)

Use Five Roses flour for bread, and when your bread is ready to put in the pans reserve enough for a small loaf. Break an egg in a cup, put…

Chelsea Buns

Take bread dough that is ready for the Roll thin and spread with butter (or butter and lard). Do this 3 times. After the third time…

Canadian Buns (Over Night)

Set a sponge overnight a yeast cake dissolved in 1 cup lukewarm water stirred into 2 cups Five Roses flour. In the morning, add 2 eggs, a…

German Buns

4 cups Five Roses flour (sifted) 1 small teaspoon salt 1 cup white sugar ½ cup butter ½ cup lard 1 egg (well beaten) Mix up with milk and…

Filling for German Buns

1 egg 1 cup brown sugar ½ cup Five Roses flour. Mix the above. Roll out your buns and spread on the filling. Then roll up and cut off in…

Graham Buns

2 cups graham flour 2 cups Five Roses flour ¾ cup sugar ¾ cup lard and butter 1 cup currants 2 teaspoons cream of tartar 1 teaspoon soda…

Grandmothers' Buns

(3 dozen large or 4 dozen small) 3 cups lukewarm water ½ cup lard 1 cup sugar 1 cup currants 1 tablespoon salt 1 Royal yeast cake 1½ or 2…

Nut Buns

2 cups Five Roses flour ½ cup butter ¾ cup white sugar ½ cup chopped nuts 1 egg Pinch of salt 1½ teaspoons baking powder Little milk. Cream…

Orange Buns

10 ounces Five Roses flour ¼ pound sugar 2 ounces butter 2 ounces lard 1 teaspoon baking powder Rind of 1 orange (or lemon) Pinch of salt 1…

Rock Buns

½ pound Five Roses flour 2 ounces sweet lard or butter 2 ounces granulated sugar 2 ounces currants 3 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon…

Scotch Black Buns

½ pound Five Roses flour 1 pound raisins 1 pound currants 1/4 pound sugar 2 ounces blanched almonds 2 ounces candied peel 1 teaspoon ginger…

Yankee Buns

Sift 3 cups Five Roses flour with 2 teaspoons cream of tartar and 1 teaspoon soda. Work ¼ lb. butter into the flour. Mix with the hands…

Spanish Bun (No. 1)

1 large tablespoon butter or shortening 1 cup brown sugar 2 eggs (save 1 white) 2 teaspoons cinnamon ½ cup sweet milk 2 teaspoons cream of…

Spanish Bun (No. 2)

4 eggs (reserve white of three for frosting) 2 cups baking sugar ¾ cup butter 1 cup sweet milk 1 teaspoon soda 2 teaspoons cream of tartar…

Hot Cross Buns

Take any ordinary bun dough and with a sharp knife slit top at right angles or press a cross on top of each with a long pencil. When nearly…

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