Water Bread
A historical recipe from The Young Housekeeper's Friend Revised and Enlarged, by Cornelius, Mrs. (Mary Hooker) (1859).
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A historical recipe
The Young Housekeeper's Friend Revised and Enlarged, by Cornelius, Mrs. (Mary Hooker) (1859). Project Gutenberg eBook #45863.
From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.
Ingredients 3 ingredients
- a quart of warm water
- a teaspoonful of salt
- a teaspoonful of saleratus
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- Take a quart of warm water, a teaspoonful of salt, and a small gill of yeast.
- Add flour enough to make a sponge, as before directed.
- In the morning add half a teaspoonful of saleratus.
- The design of this is to make it tender.
- It should be kneaded longer than bread made with milk--an hour at least.
- None but the best of flour will make good bread with water alone.