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EASY! BOWL-TO-PAN
The Betty Crocker "DOUBLE EASY RECIPE
for VARIETY SWEET DOUGH
Perfect results assured only with Gold Medal
"Kitchen-tested" Enriched Flour
All 5 variations shown are from this one "key" recipe:
Mix together . . . . . . . . . { 1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/4 cup soft shortening
*3/4 cup lukewarm milk
1 large egg
Crumble into mixture . . . 1 cake compressed yeast
Stir until yeast is dis-
olved.
Add . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . { 2 1/4 cups sifted GOLD MEDAL
"Kitchen-tested"
Enriched Flour
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. mace
(Additional ingredients for
variations 4 and 5 . . .
see below)
Beat 1 minute (at least 100 strokes). Scrape dough
from sides of bowl; cover with damp cloth and let
rise at 85° until double in bulk . . . about 1 3/4 hr.
Beat well (20 to 30 strokes). Follow directions below
for variation desired, using whole recipe for
each variation.
*If raw milk is used, it should be scalded and cooled to lukewarm.
NOTE: This recipe should not be used with Self-Rising Flour.
VARIATIONS
1. Sugar 'n' Spice Puffs . . . drop by spoonfuls into
12 medium-sized greased muffin cups. Let rise until
very light . . . about 30 min. Bake about 15 min. in
mod. hot oven (400º). Dip tops and sides immediately
in 6 tbsp. melted butter, then roll in cinnamon sugar
mixture (1/2 cup sugar, 1 tsp. cinnamon).
2. Merry-Morning Ring . . . spoon dough into greased
9-in. ring mold (3-in. deep). Cover with damp cloth.
Let rise at 85° until very light . . . about 45 min. Bake
30 to 35 min. in moderate oven (350º). While still warm,
frost top with Thick White Icing (3/4 cup confectioners'
sugar and about 1 tbsp. milk). Decorate with nuts
and maraschino cherries, if desired.
3. Yankee Clipper Coffee Cake . . . spread dough into
greased sq. pan, 9x9x2-in. Sprinkle with mixture of
1/4 cup sugar, 2 tsp. cinnamon, 2 tbsp. Gold Medal
Flour, 2 tbsp. butter. Let rise and bake as for Merry-
Morning Ring.
4. Fancy Fruit Buns . . . mix with flour in basic recipe
and stir into dough: 1/4 cup cut-up candied cherries,
1/4 cup cut-up citron, 1/4 cup raisins, 1/4 cup chopped
nuts. After first rising, drop by tbsp. 3-in. apart onto
greased baking sheet. Brush with milk. Let rise and
bake as for Sugar 'n' Spice Puffs. While still warm, frost
with Thick White Icing and decorate (see Merry-Morn-
ing Ring). Makes 18.
5. Tutti Fruiti Bread . . . mix and let rise first time as
for Fancy Fruit Buns. Spread in thin layer in
greased oblong pan, 9x13x2-in. Sprinkle with 2 tbsp.
sugar. Let rise for 45 min. Bake about 20 min. in mod. hot
oven (400°).
IMPORTANT: Variations 2, 3, and 5 may be refrigerated and
baked the next morning. Place in pans after first rising; cover
with waxed paper and a damp cloth. Place immediately in
refrigerator. Remove the following morning and bake at once,
using time and temperature specified.