Water Cakes

New system of domestic cookery, forme... · Rundell, Maria Eliza Ketelby · 1806

Source: New system of domestic cookery, formed upon principles of economy, and adapted to the use of private families
Status: success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (5)

three pounds of fine flour ↝ Flour, semolina, fine [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
one pound of sugar sifted ↝ Sugar, NFS [Sugars and honey]
one pound of butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
one ounce of carraway seed ↝ Seeds, lotus seeds, raw [Nut and Seed Products]
three quarters of a pint of boiling new milk ↝ Soup, clam chowder, new england, canned, prepared with equal volume low fat (2%) milk [Soups, Sauces, and Gravies]

Instructions (4)

Dry three pounds of fine flour, and rub into it one pound of sugar sifted, one pound of butter, and one ounce of carraway seed.
Make into a paste with three quarters of a pint of boiling new milk,
roll very thin, and cut into the size you choose;
punch full of holes, and bake on tin plates in a cool oven.

Original Text

Water Cakes.

Dry three pounds of fine flour, and rub into it one pound of sugar sifted, one pound of butter, and one ounce of carraway seed. Make into a paste with three quarters of a pint of boiling new milk, roll very thin, and cut into the size you choose; punch full of holes, and bake on tin plates in a cool oven.

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