The 1918 Fanny Farmer Cookbook


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The 1918 Fanny Farmer Cookbook  
flour to make stiff batter, and raisins; cover, and let rise over night; in morning spread in  
buttered  
dripping−pan one−half inch thick. Cover and let rise again. Before baking, brush over with  
egg, and cover with following mixture : Melt three tablespoons butter, add one−third cup  
and one teaspoon cinnamon. When sugar is partially melted, add three tablespoons flour.  
beaten  
sugar  
6
7
Coffee Cakes (Brioche)  
1
cup scalded  
milk  
1
/2 cup sugar  
4
3
yolks of eggs  
2
yeast cakes  
/2 teaspoon extract  
eggs  
1
lemon or  
/3 cup butter  
2
2
pounded cardamon  
seeds  
4
2/3 cups flour  
French Confectioner  
Cool milk; when lukewarm, add yeast cakes, and when they are dissolved add remaining  
ingredients, and beat thoroughly with hand ten minutes; let rise six hours. Keep in ice−box  
over  
from  
night; in morning turn on floured board, roll in long rectangular piece one−fourth inch thick;  
spread with softened butter, fold from sides toward centre to make three layers. Cut off pieces  
three−fourths inch wide; cover and let rise. Take each piece separately in hands and twist  
ends in opposite directions, coil and bring ends together at top of cake. Let rise in pans and  
bake twenty minutes in a moderate oven; cool and brush over with confectioners’ sugar,  
moistened with boiling water to spread, and flavored with vanilla.  
6
8
Coffee Rolls  
2
cups milk  
1
egg  
1
1/2 yeast cakes  
1
/2 teaspoon cinnamon  
Butter  
1
teaspoon salt  
Lard 1/2 cup each  
Melted butter  
Sugar  
Confectioners’ sugar  
Chapter IV − BREAD AND BREAD MAKING  
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