126 BREAD, CAKES, AND BISCUITS.
then knead it once more and make up in small balls with
your floured hands. Put these balls on a buttered baking
sheet, flatten slightly with the palm of your hand, butter
the edges a little in case they touch, and again let them
rise for an hour. Bake twenty minutes in a quick oven,
brush the top over with sugar syrup, and dust well with
coarsely crushed sugar.
Buns, Ginger.—Cream 3lb. of butter with 3lb. of sugar,
then add half a nutmeg (grated) and a tablespoonful of
ground ginger; when this is thoroughly mixed, beat in two
eggs, then 1lb. of flour, and sufficient milk to make it a nice
workable paste. Roll it out about 3in. thick, cut it into
buns, sprinkle the tops with roughly crushed sugar, set
them on a baking sheet, and bake in a quick oven.