PRUNE OR DATE BREAD
- 1 cup prunes or dates
- 2½ a cups graham flour; or 1 cup flour and 1½ cups graham flour
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon shortening
Wash prunes, soak several hours, drain, stone and chop, or use dates stoned and chopped. Mix flour, sugar, salt and baking powder; add milk to make soft dough and beat well; add fruit and melted shortening. Put into greased bread pan; allow to stand about 30 minutes in warm place. Bake in moderate oven one hour.
LUNCHEON OR SANDWICH ROLLS
- 4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 6 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder
- 1 tablespoon shortening
- 1½ cups milk
Sift together flour, salt and baking powder; rub in shortening; add milk, and mix with spoon to smooth dough easy to handle on floured board. Turn out dough; knead quickly a few times to impart smoothness; divide into small pieces: form each by hand into short, rather thick tapering rolls; place on greased pans and allow to stand in warm place 15 to 20 minutes; brush with milk. Bake in very hot oven. When almost baked brush again with melted butter. Bake 10 minutes longer and serve hot. If a glazed finish is desired, before taking from oven brush over with yolk of egg which has been mixed, with a little cold water.