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Luncheon Rolls

Luncheon Rolls as recorded by Fannie Farmer, with the historic ingredient list transcribed for reference.

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What you’ll need

Ingredients

  • ½ cup scalded milk
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ yeast cake dissolved in
  • 2 tablespoons lukewarm water
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter
  • 1 egg
  • Few gratings from rind of lemon
  • Flour

Make it happen

Directions

  1. 1

    Add sugar and salt to milk; when lukewarm, add dissolved yeast cake and three-fourths cup flour. Cover and let rise; then add butter, egg well beaten, grated rind of lemon, and enough flour to knead. Let rise again, roll to one-half inch thickness, shape with small biscuit-cutter, place in buttered pan close together, let rise again, and bake.

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