BREADS AND BISCUITS MADE
WITHOUT YEAST
My Favorite Corn Bread
Take one and a quarter cups of corn meal. Pour over this one and a quarter cups of boiling water and stir till it thickens. Add two teaspoonfuls of shortening, one teaspoonful of salt, one half cup of milk, and one well-beaten egg. Beat well, and just before putting into the pan sift in three teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Mix lightly and bake at once.
If the water is not boiling, the bread will be a failure.
White Corn Muffins
Take one cup of bolted meal, and one cup of boiling water. Stir till stiff. Add two teaspoonfuls of shortening, one teaspoonful of salt, and one well-beaten egg, and last two teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Bake in hot muffin pans.
The dough will be quite stiff when put into the pans, but will be delicate when cooked.
Afternoon Tea Muffins
Use the above recipe and bake in very small pans. When baked break open a little on one side and put in a bit of butter and serve at once.