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Currant Buns--Chelsea Buns. Washington Buns

Hot for supper. No eggs required. Favorite sort and quickly made. This makes 45. 4 pounds of light bread dough. 8 ounces of currants. 8 ounces of softened butter. 8 ounces of sugar It is soon enough to begin these 2 hours before supper. Take the dough from the rolls at say 4 o'clock. Spread it out, strew the currants over and knead them in Roll out the dough to 1/4 inch sheet. Spread the butter evenly over it and the sugar on top of that Cut in bands about as wide as your hand Roll them up like roly-poly puddings. Brush these long rolls all over slightly with a little melted lard so that the buns will not stick together in the pans. Then cut off in pieces about an inch thick. Place flat in a buttered pan, touching but not crowded. Rise nearly an hour. bake 15 minutes. Brush over with sugar and water. Dredge sugar and cinnamon over.