Title: Bath Buns
Categories: Bread
Yield: 2 Servings
| 2 | c | Flour |
| 3 | tb | Shortening |
| 3 | ts | Baking powder |
| 1/2 | ts | Salt |
| 1 | tb | Sugar |
| 1/2 | | Lemon rind, grated |
| 1/4 | c | Sugar |
| 1 | | Egg, well beaten |
| 1/2 | c | Seedless raisins |
| | | Citron |
| | | Milk |
Sift flour, measure, and sift with baking powder and salt. Cut in
shortening. Add grated lemon rind, sugar, egg, raisins, and enough milk to
make a soft dough that can be molded. Pat into sheet 1 inch thick and cut
into rounds, or mold small amounts into round buns. Stick a bit of citron
in the top of each. Reserve a little of the egg to brush over the top.
Place on well-oiled baking sheet. Bake in hot oven (450ø F) 12-15 minutes.
Brush top with 1 tablespoon sugar moistened with a little cream. Serve hot.
12 servings. Florence Taft Eaton, Concord, MA.