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wo equal parts through opposite corners, thus forming two triangles.
Roll over and over from the longest side to the opposite corner and then
shape the rolls into half moons or crescents. Place in floured or
greased pans, rather far apart; brush with beaten yolk to which a little
cold water has been added and sprinkle tops of crescents or horns with
poppy seed. Set in warm place to and, when double its bulk, bake in hot
oven until brown and crusty.
BUNS
Make same as tea rolls. When well risen mold into small round buns;
place in well-greased pans, one inch apart. Coyer set aside to rise
until light--about one hour. Brush with egg diluted with water; bake
twenty minutes, just before removing from the oven, brush with sugar
moistened with a little water.
RAISIN OR CURRANT BUNS
Boil two large potatoes and strain the water into a pitcher, dissolve
two-thirds cake of yeast in a cup. Put potatoes in a pan with a cup of
sugar; large lump of butter, and teaspoon of salt. The heat of potatoes
will melt the sugar and butter. Mash with large masher to a cream; pour
in rest of potato water, add pint of flour and mix together. Then cover
and set in a warm place all night. In the morning add more flour, mix
quickly and put currants or raisins in as you turn the dough. This will
keep them from settling in the bottom of the bread. Put in hot pans and
bake in a hot oven. This makes a delicious holiday bread. Eat with
butter, hot or cold.
BREAD STICKS
Take pieces of raised bread dough, roll three-eighths inch thick and
four or five inches long. Place in floured pan, far apart, brush tops
with beaten yolk and poppy seed. Let rise, bake in a hot oven until
brown.
FRENCH ROLLS
Prepare the yeast as for bread and work just the same; add one-quarter
cup of butter, one-quarter cup of sugar, one whole egg and one egg yolk
beaten very light, flavor with mace or a few gratings of lemon peel;
work until it leaves the hand perfectly clean, then form into rolls, let
raise, brush with beaten egg, place rolls in pan close together and
bake.
BUTTERED TOAST
Slice even slices of baker's bread, not too thin, put in biscuit pan on
the top rack of a very hot oven, brown nicely on one side, then turn and
brown on the other, spread with butter, and a little powdered sugar, if
desired, and serve at once. Or put the slices on a long fork, hold
before a red coal fire, without flame, toast on both sides and proceed
as above.
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