Cold Water Buns
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There is a notation stating it is from Mrs. Smith.
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Cold Water Buns
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The sponge and dough method is a two-step bread making process: in the first step a sponge is made and allowed to ferment for a period of time, and in the second step the sponge is added to the final dough’s ingredients, creating the total formula. In this usage, synonyms for sponge are yeast starter or yeast pre-ferment. In French baking the sponge and dough method is known as levain-levure. The method is reminiscent of the sourdough or levain methods; however, the sponge is made from all fresh ingredients prior to being used in the final dough.
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Cold Water Buns
Mrs. Smith in the upper right hand corner
Ingredients
- 1 cup bread sponge
- 1 cup cold water
- 1/2 cup lard, melted
- 1/2 cup sugar
- salt
Instructions
- Flour not so stiff as for bread.
- Pour over night or daytime to twice bulk
- Sit out where cold will keep a week.
- Roll out to about size of dollars
- Place far apart in pan
- Raise about 2 hours in warm place
- Bake 10 minutes