The Butterick Book of Recipes and Household Helps

The pattern people's household book, 1927 — five hundred recipes, then how to lay a table, take out a stain and stock a first-aid cabinet.

Quick Breads, Griddle Cakes and Waffles

27 recipes in this part of The Butterick Book of Recipes and Household Helps.

Popovers

Mix the flour, salt and sugar. Gradually add the milk and the well-beaten eggs. Beat thoroughly. Have ready some small ramekins or iron…

Bread-Crum Griddle-Cakes

Soak the crums in the milk and fat until they are soft. Add the eggs, well beaten, and the dry ingredients, mixed and sifted. Drop the…

French or Jelly Pancakes

Separate the yolks and whites of the eggs. To the beaten yolks add the sugar, salt and one-half cup of milk. Stir in the sifted flour, the…

Apple Pancakes

Cream the fat and sugar, add the beaten eggs, the flour sifted with the baking-powder and cinnamon, and the finely chopped apples. Then…

Waffles

Mix the flour, salt and baking-powder, add the milk gradually, then the eggs, which have been beaten until very light, and the melted fat…

Muffins

2 tablespoons melted shorten- 4 teaspoons baking-powder ing Mix and sift the flour, salt, sugar and baking-powder. Add the milk gradually…

Graham Muffins

Sift the flour with the sugar, salt and soda, and turn the bran back into it. Add the milk gradually, the well-beaten egg, and the melted…

Corn-Meal Muffins

Mix and sift the corn-meal, flour, salt and baking-powder. Add the milk gradually, then the well-beaten egg, and melted fat. Bake in…

Jelly Corn Muffins

Use the recipe for corn-meal muffins. Fill greased muffin-tins one-fourth full, put a teaspoon of jelly on the top of the batter in each…

Corn Muffins with Dates

Mix the corn-meal, sugar, salt and melted shortening. Scald the milk, pour it over the mixture, and let it stand until the meal swells…

Raisin Bran Muffins

Mix and sift the dry fine ingredients, stir in the bran, add the molasses, the melted fat, raisins and the milk gradually. Then add the…

Boston Brown Bread

2 cups sour milk or 13/4 cup Mix and sift the ingredients. Mix the molasses and milk and add to the dry ingredients. Beat thoroughly and…

Baking-Powder Biscuit

¾ cup liquid (all milk or half 1 teaspoon salt milk and half water)

Emergency Biscuit

Use the recipe for baking-powder biscuit, using more liquid to make the dough soft enough to drop from the spoon. The amount of the liquid…

Tea Cakes

Mix and sift the flour, baking-powder and salt, and chop in the shortening. Add sufficient milk to make a soft dough, about two-thirds cup…

Scotch Scones

Make the preceding mixture for tea cakes, but shape with a small, round cookie-cutter. Bake on a griddle, turning on both sides until a…

Sally Lunn

Cream the shortening with the sugar. Mix and sift together the flour and baking-powder and add to the creamed mixture, 'alternating with…

Spoon Corn-Bread

Mix the water and corn-meal and bring slowly to the boilingpoint. Cook five minutes. Add the milk, butter, salt and wellbeaten eggs. Beat…

Northern Johnny Cake

2 tablespoons sugar, white or I tablespoon cold water brown Cook together the meal, milk, fat, sugar and salt in a double boiler for about…

Southern Corn-Bread

½ teaspoon soda dissolved in ½ cups corn-meal 1 teaspoon water White of one egg beaten stiff

English Muffins

Use any standard roll recipe, making a very soft dough. Knead lightly until smooth and elastic. Work down and when light again roll out…

Monte Carlo Bread

2 yeast cakes softened in ½ teaspoons salt cup lukewarm water 9 cups flour (enough to make

Swedish Tea Ring

I yeast cake softened in ¼ cup Add the scalded milk to the salt, sugar and fat. When lukewarm add the yeast. Add one-half the flour and…

Coffee Cake

I cake yeast softened in ¼ cup Cool the milk and add the yeast and one-half the flour. Beat well and let rise until very light. Add the…

Toast Melba

Cut bread in one-eighth-inch slices and toast until crisp.

French Toast

12 slices bread ½ inch thick ½ teaspoon salt 3 eggs Beat the eggs, add the milk and salt. Dip slices of bread into this mixture and sauté…

Uses for Stale Bread

Stale bread should never be thrown away. The soft part may be grated and used for soft crums. The larger pieces of bread may be used for…

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