French Bread

The Experienced English Housekeeper · Elizabeth Raffald · 1784
Source
The Experienced English Housekeeper
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Ingredients (4)
Instructions (10)
  1. mix two or three spoonfuls of barm with it
  2. strain put it in your water, with a little salt
  3. work it up to a light paste
  4. put it into a bowl
  5. then pull it into pieces
  6. let it stand all night
  7. then work it well up again an hour
  8. cover it, and lay it on a dresser for half an hour
  9. then work all the pieces separate and make them into rolls
  10. let them in the oven
Original Text
To make French Bread. TAKE a quarter of a peck of flour, one ounce of butter melted in milk and water, mix two or three spoonfuls of barm with it, strain put it in your water, with a little salt, work it up to a light paste, put it into a bowl, then pull it into pieces, let it stand all night, then work it well up again an hour, cover it, and lay it on a dresser for half an hour, then work all the pieces separate and make them into rolls, and let them in the oven.
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