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Vanilla Buns (Sift half pound flour)

Sift half pound flour on a corner of the table, make a fountain in the centre, pour into it two gills cold milk, add a teaspoon compressed yeast and one saltspoon salt. Knead all well together with the hand for five minutes, or until a light dough. Place the dough in a large bowl and set in a cool place for thirty minutes. Then add two eggs, two ounces well-picked currants, half ounce finely chopped candied lemon peel and a teaspoon vanilla essence; briskly beat up with the hand for five minutes. Divide the paste into six equal parts. Roll each piece into cake form and place in a lightly buttered tin. Let rest for fifteen minutes. Moisten the surface of each with a beaten egg and set in the oven to bake fortwenty minutes. Remove and serve.