Old School Pastry from PastrySampler.com
This little recipe comes from “A Book of Unusual Recipes” from the Parent-Teacher’s Association of Oakton School in Evanston, Illinois. There is no publishing date but guesses are it was published in the early 20th century sometime. For those that are gluten-free, you finally have …
There are many “health loaf” bread recipes out there. Most have a combination of flours and some have nuts, seeds, and other ingredients to boost nutritional values. There is one original one, though, at least from what I can gather from a bread recipe box …
Danish pastries are laminated pastries – multi-layered – and are usually filled with sweet fruit or cream cheese pastries. This recipe is from a 1958 booklet “Breads and Sandwiches” and is nicely flavored with lemon, vanilla, and a little mace. The original recipe called for …
Here is a recipe for Rusks, from The New Royal Cookbook (Royal Baking Powder Company, 1920). Rusks 2 1/4 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons maple or brown sugar 4 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1 egg 1/3 to …
Chocolate and breads go hand in hand, as evidenced by the typical breakfast breads chocolate pain au chocolat (one of my favorites – croissant dough rolled around a stick of chocolate), nutella and toast, and chocolate chip muffins. It was also popular at the turn of …