Lowney's Cook Book / Illustrated in Colors

by Maria Willett Howard

Braids

Use Parker House Roll mixture; make in small balls; roll balls into long sticks; fasten three ends together and braid. Cut braids into four-inch lengths; let rise; bake. When done, brush with melted butter.

Crescents

Shape Parker House Roll mixture into balls then into sticks. Roll sticks in shape of crescents, let rise, and bake.

Bread Sticks

• 1 cup scalded milk
  1 tablespoon sugar
  ¼ cup butter
  1 teaspoon salt
  ½ yeast cake
  ¼ cup lukewarm water
  1 egg white
  3 to 4 cups flour

Mix butter, sugar, salt and milk. When dissolved, add yeast cake, white of egg well beaten, and enough flour to knead. Let rise to double its bulk, knead, shape, let rise again, and bake in hot oven.

Swedish Rolls

• 2 cups milk
  ½ yeast cake
  ¼ cup lukewarm water
  4 eggs
  ¼ cup butter
  2 teaspoons salt
  ½ cup sugar
  1 cup currants
  3 tablespoons cinnamon
  flour to knead
  ½ cup chopped citron

Melt butter in scalded milk; when lukewarm, add dissolved yeast, salt, eggs well beaten and flour to knead. Let rise; roll into a sheet; brush with melted butter; dredge with cinnamon and sugar; sprinkle with citron and currants; roll like jelly roll; cut in one half inch slices; place on buttered sheet; let rise. Bake one half hour.