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.

Rolls and Rusks

15 recipes in this part of Five Roses Cook Book.

Rolls and Rusks for Breakfast

ROLLS require a slightly better oven than for bread. Avoid too hot an oven at first, as it will prevent proper rising and proper baking of…

Plain Rolls (Bread Dough)

1 cup bread dough ½ cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 cup lukewarm milk Pinch of salt Five Roses flour to make stiff dough. Knead 20 minutes and put…

Delicious Rolls

1 pint milk Butter size of an egg Beaten white of 1 egg ½ cup white sugar ½ cup yeast Five Roses flour to mould. Boil the milk and while…

Butter Rolls (with Baking Powder)

4 cups Five Roses flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon butter 1 egg (beaten) 1 pint milk. Sift the flour, salt and…

Cinnamon Rolls

Take 1 quart of light bread sponge. Add 1 egg, a little mace, ½ cup sugar, cup butter and½ cup lard. Beat well with a wooden spoon and add…

Breakfast Rolls (Yeast Cake)

4 quarts Five Roses flour (sifted) ½ pint new milk 1½ pints water 2 tablespoons white sugar 1 teaspoon salt ½ yeast cake. Make into soft…

French Rolls (Eggless)

2 quarts Five Roses flour 1 quart new milk (scalded) ½ cup sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon butter ½ cup yeast. once. Cool the milk and…

Raised French Rolls

2 cups sweet milk ¾ cup butter and lard (mixed) cake yeast dissolved in ½ cup water 1 teaspoon salt. Five Roses flour to make stiff dough.

Milk Rolls (Eggless)

2 cups hot mashed potatoes 4 cups scalded milk ½ cup butter ½ cup white sugar 1 tablespoon (heaping) salt 1 yeast cake Five Roses flour…

Parker House Rolls

2 cups scalded milk 3 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 yeast cake dissolved in ¼ cup warm water Five Roses flour…

Sandwiches from Parker House Rolls

The soft interior of the rolls is removed and the cup-like cavity in each is filled with minced tongue and a little crisp bacon, a little…

Cream Fingers

1 cup cream 2 tablespoons sugar ¼ tablespoon salt 1 yeast cake dissolved in ¼ cup lukewarm water Five Roses flour to knead. Scald the…

Rusks (Eggless)

1 pound Five Roses flour ¼ pound butter ¼ pint boiling water 2 teaspoons baking powder Slice the butter into the boiling water. Mix…

Rusks (Yeast Recipe)

2 tablespoons yeast 2 tablespoons butter 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons salt Five Roses flour. Prepare a sponge of yeast, milk and flour…

Rusks (Bread Dough)

2 cups raised dough 1 cup sugar ½ cup butter 2 eggs (well-beaten) Five Roses flour. Mix with enough flour to make stiff dough. Set to rise…

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