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This Month's Recipe:
Johnny Cakes
To make Johnny Cakes:
Ingredients:
Sift before measuring:
Resift it with:
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
Using two knives or a pastry
blender, cut into the flour:
Combine and stir until the sugar is
dissolved:
- 1/3 cup water
- 2 tsp. sugar
To make dough, add the liquid
a little at a time to the flour. Turn the dough onto a floured surface and knead it well.
Pinch off pieces, roll them into small balls and flatten into circles two inches in
diameter and one-fourth inch thick. Or roll out dough to the same thickness and cut
cirkles with a cookie cutter. Fry the cakes in hot fat until they are puffy and golden. (A
cast iron skillet is ideal for this, but it must be kept heavily greased by adding oil
from time to time while the cakes are frying). Drain the cakes on absorbent paper and keep
them warm in the oven. Breakfast johhny cakes are delicious when split and buttered
immediately. Smaller cakes, filled with cream cheese, may be served at tea time.
Bon Probecho!
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