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eggs, apices and the dissolved yeast, work to a soft dough, cover and let it
raise for about 1 hour. Then add the sugar and butter, mix with the remaining
flour and knead the dough as directed under No. 1.
Break small pieces from the dough, form round and smooth with the hands, put
them on a buttered pan and let them raise again in a warm room. When this is
done, bake them in a moderate oven for 10-15 minutes, and let them cool in the
pan. Then cut them in two with a sharp knife--not pressing the crackers--and lay
the cut side to the top and bake again in the oven to a nice yellow color.
To have the crackers crisp and fresh, after they are cut and baked warm them
again in the oven.
128. Nice Almond Cakes. For the dough, 1 3/4 pounds of flour, 1 pound of
freshened butter, 2 ounces of yeast, 1 cupful of warm milk and the yolks of 2
eggs; for on the cakes, 6 ounces of pounded almonds, the whites of 2 eggs; sugar
and cinnamon. Cut the butter into small pieces, mix with the flour, stirring in
the milk, sugar and dissolved yeast, and work to a soft dough, but it must not
stick to the hands. Take small pieces of the dough, roll them out long and pinch
the ends together, spread with beaten whites of eggs, dip into a mixture of
sugar, almonds and cinnamon and lay them into a pan not too closely together.
After they have raised bake in a moderate oven to a dark yellow color. The above
quantity will make 60-70 cakes.
129. Cinnamon Rolls or Waffles. 1 pound of flour, 1 pound of sugar, both sifted,
1/2 pound of clarified butter, 7 eggs, cinnamon and grated lemon peel. When the
butter is cold cream it, add the eggs and sugar, stir for a short time, mix with
spices and flour. Then heat the waffle iron, put a spoonful of the batter into
the iron, close it and bake first on one side and then on the other. The iron
need not be buttered. These and the following cakes are nicer when the dough is
prepared the day previous.
130. New Years' Cake. 1 pound of flour, 1/2 pound of pounded rock candy, 6
ounces of fresh butter,1 egg, grated lemon peel, ground cinnamon, and if liked a
tablespoonful of anise seed.
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