Mix and sift the dry ingredients; add the milk and melted fat. Mix quickly, do not beat. Bake in greased muffin pans 20 minutes in a hot oven.
Rye Corn Meal Muffins (9)
- Corn meal, ½ cup
- Rye flour, 1 cup
- Baking powder, 3 teaspoons
- Sugar, 2 tablespoons
- Melted butter, 1 tablespoon
- Salt, 1 teaspoon
- Milk, ¼ cup
- Egg, 1
Mix and sift dry ingredients, beat egg, add to it milk and molasses, then stir liquid mixture into dry ingredients. Do not beat. Place in well-greased muffin tins and bake in moderate oven 25 to 30 minutes.
Rye Rolls (9)
- Milk, 1 cup
- Water, 1 cup
- Fat, 3 tablespoons
- Sugar, 2 teaspoons
- Salt, 2 teaspoons
- Yeast cakes, 2
- Water, 6 tablespoons
- Rye flour, 4 cups
- White flour, 4 cups
Scald the milk with the salt, sugar, and fat. Soften the yeast in the six tablespoonfuls of water.
Cool the milk by adding the rest of the water cold, stir in the yeast and flour, and knead. Let rise until double in bulk. Knead again and shape into rolls. Let rise until very light and bake.