9. Tops and Bottoms

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849

Source: The Modern Housewife
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Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (2)

dough exactly as described in the last, but using only half the butter ↝ Phyllo dough [Baked Products]
half the butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]

Instructions (9)

Make a dough exactly as described in the last, but using only half the butter.
Have a deep-edged baking-sheet well buttered.
When the dough is ready, turn it on to a dresser, well floured.
Divide into small pieces the size of walnuts.
Mould the pieces into round balls and place close together upon the baking-sheet.
Put them in a warm place to prove.
Bake well in a moderate oven.
When cold, divide and cut each one in halves (making a top and bottom).
Brown the halves in the oven as directed for rusks.

Original Text

9. Tops and Bottoms.—Make a dough exactly as described in the last, but using only half the butter; have a deep-edged baking-sheet well buttered, and when the dough is ready, turn it on to a dresser, well floured; divide into small pieces the size of walnuts, which mould into round balls, and place close together upon the baking-sheet; put them in a warm place to prove, and bake well in a moderate oven; when cold, divide and cut each one in halves (making a top and bottom) which brown in the oven as directed for rusks.

Notes

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