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Health Food Muffins
Health Food Muffins as recorded by Fannie Farmer, with the historic ingredient list transcribed for reference.
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What you’ll need
Ingredients
- 1 cup warm wheat mush
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon butter
- ¼ yeast cake
- ¼ cup lukewarm water
- Flour
Make it happen
Directions
- 1
Mix first four ingredients, add yeast cake dissolved in lukewarm water, and flour to knead. Cover, and let rise over night. In the morning cut down, fill hot buttered gem pans two-thirds full and bake in a moderate oven. This mixture, when baked in a loaf, makes a delicious bread.
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