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Graham Muffins

A historical recipe from Margaret Brown's French Cookery Book, by Margaret Brown (1886).

A historical recipe

Margaret Brown's French Cookery Book, by Margaret Brown (1886). Project Gutenberg eBook #44915.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Also printed in: The Myrtle Reed Cook Book, by Myrtle Reed (1905).

Source and licence

From Margaret Brown's French Cookery Book, by Margaret Brown (1886). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #44915 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44915). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. One quart of Graham flour, 1 tablespoonful of brown sugar, 1 teaspoonful of salt, 3 teaspoonfuls of baking powder, 1 egg, and 1 pint of milk;
  2. sift the flour, sugar, salt, and powder together;
  3. add the beaten egg and milk, mix into a batter, fill cold well-greased muffin pans two-thirds full;
  4. bake 15 minutes in hot oven.