French Rolls

Sift a quart of flour, add a little salt, a spoonful of yeast, two eggs well beaten, and half a pint of milk--knead it, and set it to rise: next morning, work in an ounce of butter, make the dough into small rolls, and bake them.

Original Recipe

Sift a quart of flour, add a little salt, a spoonful of yeast, two eggs well beaten, and half a pint of milk--knead it, and set it to rise: next morning, work in an ounce of butter, make the dough into small rolls, and bake them. The top crust should not be hard.

Ingredients

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  • 1 quart flour
  • salt
  • 1 spoonful yeast
  • 2 eggs
  • 0.5 pint milk
  • 1 ounce butter

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Instructions

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    Sift a quart of flour, add a little salt, a spoonful of yeast, two eggs well beaten, and half a pint of milk--knead it, and set it to rise: next morning, work in an ounce of butter, make the dough into small rolls, and bake them.

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    The top crust should not be hard.

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Recipe by mary-randolph from The Virginia Housewife; Or, Methodical Cook (1824)