The Butterick Cook Book

The pattern company's cookbook, 1911 — thirty-two chapters from appetizers to the fireless cooker.

Breads, Biscuit and Rolls

48 recipes in this part of The Butterick Cook Book.

Gems, Muffins, Rolls, Toast and Waffles

OME MADE YEAST (with Hops) - Grate six raw potatoes and mix with one cup of brown sugar, two tablespoons of salt and two quarts of flour…

Bread All in One Day

For two loaves allow one-half pint of boiling water; one-half pint of milk; one teaspoon of salt; one tablespoon of butter or lard…

Salt-Rising Bread

Scald in one-half pint of sweet milk three tablespoons of corn meal. Let stand over night. In the morning add to this one quart of warm…

Entire Wheat Bread

For two large loaves allow two quarts of entire wheat flour; one and one-half pints of warm water; one tablespoon of sugar; one tablespoon…

Buttermilk Bread

When buttermilk can be obtained conveniently a delicious kind of bread may be made. For three good-sized loaves use one quart of sour…

Brown Bread

One pint of corn meal; one-half cup of yeast, or one-half cake; one-half cup of molasses; one-half teaspoon of salt; one saltspoon of soda…

Rye Bread

Follow directions given for entire wheat bread, using rye flour instead and adding carraway seeds if liked.

Stale Bread

Bread should never be thrown away, as is often done in many households. It should be placed in a pan and dried very slowly in the oven, the…

Rolled Oats Bread

Let one cup of rolled oats stand for an hour in two cups of boiling water. Add one-half yeast cake dissolved in one-half cup lukewarm…

Gluten Bread

One quart of milk; whites of two eggs; one cake of compressed yeast and a teaspoon of salt. Scald the milk, dissolve yeast cake in a little…

BREAD STICKS (Cream one-quarter cup)

Cream one-quarter cup of butter with one and one-half tablespoons sugar. Add one cup scalded milk and one-half teaspoon of salt. Dissolve a…

Aised Biscuit

Take one pint of bread dough; onehalf teaspoon salt; two tablespoons butter; one egg. Work all well together and knead in sufficient flour…

Pocketbook Rolls

One pint of flour; one tablespoon butter; pinch of salt; one tablespoon sugar. Mix flour, sugar and salt, then rub the butter into it…

Parker House Rolls

For eighteen good-sized rolls allow two scanty quarts of flour; one pint of milk; two teaspoons of salt; two tablespoons of sugar; two…

Yeast Muffins

One and one-half pints of flour; two pints sweet milk; two tablespoons butter; one-half teaspoon salt; twothirds cake yeast; three eggs…

Raised Graham Biscuit

Follow directions for Raised Biscuit, using one pint of graham bread dough. RUSKS, No. I-Take two cups of sugar; one cup of yeast; one cup…

Finger Rolls

Use recipe for Pocketbook Rolls, but shape into long narrow pieces, brush with melted butter or egg, and serve as a dinner roll.

Squash Biscuit

Beat one egg and add to it one cup of milk. Into this mixture stir three level tablespoons of sugar, two of baking powder, two cups of…

English Hot Cross Buns

Sift into a large bowl one full quart of flour; one-half cup of sugar and one-half teaspoon of salt; dissolve one-fourth cup of butter in a…

Cinnamon Bread

Work one tablespoon of butter and the white of one egg, well beaten, into two cups of raised bread dough, kneading it with just as little…

English Muffins

at breakfast time pull some of it quite thin with the fingers and cut into pieces two or three inches long; drop the pieces into boiling…

Nut Brown Bread

Three cups of graham flour; one cup of molasses; a large cup of flour; a teaspoon of soda; pinch of salt. Mix ingredients thoroughly and at…

Tea Cakes

One quart of flour; two teaspoons baking powder; one teaspoon salt; one tablespoon of butter and the same of lard. Sift the flour, baking…

Scotch Scones

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

Rice Gems

Take two cups of sweet milk; one cup of sugar; one large cup of boiled rice; flour to thicken; one egg; two tab espoons of melted butter…

Southern Beaten Biscuit

Sift one pint of flour with one teaspoon salt. With the tips of fingers work in one-third cup of lard and moisten to a stiff dough with…

Muffins Without Eggs

Dissolve one teaspoon of soda in one quart of buttermilk, add a little salt and enough flour to make a stiff batter (two or three…

Corn Bread

Take one cup of Indian meal; one cup of wheat flour, sifted with two teaspoons of baking powder; two eggs, one cup milk; two tablespoons of…

Corn Muffins

Two teacups of Indian meal; two teacups of flour; two eggs; piece of butter size of an egg; three teaspoons of baking powder; one pint of…

Baking Powder Biscuit

To make a dozen large biscuits, use one quart of flour; two heaping teaspoons of baking powder; one teaspoon of salt; two even tablespoons…

Sour Milk Biscuit

Into one quart of sifted flour rub a piece of butter as large as an egg and a teaspoon of salt; dissolve one teaspoon of soda, stir it into…

Sally Lunn

Mix a scant half-cup of butter; one-fourth cup of sugar; one cup of milk; one egg; two teaspoons of baking powder and one pint of flour…

Sweet Milk Griddle Cakes

Take two cups of milk; one egg; flour to make a thin batter; one-half teaspoon of salt; one tablespoon of melted butter and one and…

Sour Milk Griddle Cakes

These are made the same way as the preceding, except that sour milk is used instead of sweet, and one teaspoon of soda dissolved in one…

Rice Griddle Cakes

One pint of boiled rice; two pints of milk; one and one-half pints of flour; three eggs; one teaspoon of baking powder; one teaspoon of…

Corn Meal Griddle Cakes

One-half pint of corn meal; one-half pint of flour; one pint of boiling water; one and one-half cups of sweet milk; one teaspoon of baking…

Bread Griddle Cakes

One pint of sweet milk; one and one-half pints of bread crumbs; two eggs; two teaspoons of baking powder; one teaspoon of salt; flour to…

Flannel Cakes

One tablespoon of butter; one pint of flour; one teaspoon of salt; two eggs; two cups of milk; two teaspoons of baking powder. Rub the…

Cream Waffles

Ingredients: One pint of sour cream; one of flour; one tablespoon of corn meal; two eggs; one teaspoon of soda and one-half teaspoon of…

Rice Waffles

Boil in milk until thoroughly soft one-half pound of rice; take from the fire, stir constantly and add, gradually, one quart of sifted…

Toast

OOD toast cannot be made from fresh bread or over a poor fire. Stale bread (a day or so old) should be cut in thin slices and toasted over…

Buttered Toast

Toast stale bread until crisp and a rich brown on both sides. Butter while hot with good, fresh, cold butter, and serve hot.

Cream Toast

Stir a piece of butter the size of an egg into one pint of boiling milk; stir one tablespoon of flour into one cup of rich cream and add…

Water Toast

Toast two slices of bread a rich brown. Put into a soup-plate one teacup of boiling water and one teaspoon of salt. Dip the toast in this…

Fried Toast

Beat three eggs, add one pint of sweet milk and a pinch of salt. Dip inch-thick slices of baker's bread from which the crust has been cut…

French Toast

Beat an egg and add to it one cup of sweet milk and a little salt; a little sugar may be added to the milk if desired. Dip slices of bread…

PULLED BREAD (Take freshly baked bread)

Take freshly baked bread and remove the entire crust. With a fork pull the tender bread into irregular pieces about a finger in length, and…

CRISPED BREAD (Cut the crust from stale bread)

Cut the crust from stale bread. Slice it as thin as a wafer, dry it on a pan lined with paper, in the oven, leaving the door open. When…

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