A cheap Seed Cake

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
Time: Cook: 90 min Total: 90 min
Status: success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (8)

cake base

a quarter of a peck of flour ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
half a pound of sugar ↝ Sugar, NFS [Sugars and honey]
a quarter of an ounce of allspice ↝ Spices, allspice, ground [Spices and Herbs]
a little ginger ↝ Ginger root, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]

liquid mixture

three quarters of a pound of butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
half a pint of milk ↝ Milk, NFS [Milk, reduced fat]
a quarter of a pint of yeast ↝ Yeast [Not included in a food category]

additions

seeds, or currants ↝ Seeds, breadfruit seeds, raw [Nut and Seed Products]

Instructions (6)

Mix a quarter of a peck of flour with half a pound of sugar, a quarter of an ounce of allspice, and a little ginger.
Melt three quarters of a pound of butter with half a pint of milk.
When just warm, put to it a quarter of a pint of yeast, and work up to a good dough.
Let it stand before the fire a few minutes before it goes to the oven.
Add seeds, or currants.
Bake an hour and a half.

Original Text

A cheap Seed Cake.

Mix a quarter of a peck of flour with half a pound of sugar, a quarter of an ounce of allspice, and a little ginger; melt three quarters of a pound of butter with half a pint of milk; when just warm, put to it a quarter of a pint of yeast, and work up 217to a good dough. Let it stand before the fire a few minutes before it goes to the oven; add seeds, or currants, and bake an hour and a half.

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