Bath Buns

Recipes Ingredients:

2 c Flour
1/4 c Sugar
3 tb Shortening
1 Egg, well beaten
3 ts Baking powder
1/2 c Seedless raisins
1/2 ts Salt
Citron
1 tb Sugar
Milk
1/2 Lemon rind, grated

Recipe Instructions:

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.