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Better Late Than Never

I missed a day yesterday; but in return for making you wait, I have something to share! Yesterday I got a letter from my mom, with a bunch of recipes - nearly all of which I can personally vouch for as delicious. There's (Boston-style) brown bread, Sally Lunn (as I remember, a sweet, dense, cakey bread), no-knead English Muffin bread (Mama claims she used to make this, but I don't remember it), and to start things off:

Crescent Butter Rolls

  • 1 cake compressed yeast (about 1¾ tsp)

  • 1¼ cups lukewarm water

  • ¼ cup sugar

  • 3 well-beaten eggs

  • ¾ cup melted butter

  • 4 cups unsifted Flour


Crumble yeast into water and stir to dissolve. Add sugar, salt, eggs, butter, and flour. (Note: Following the advice Leslie Bilderback gives, I usually give five or ten minutes for the yeast to proof before adding the other ingredients.) Stir until smooth. Dough will be very sticky. Cover tightly and refrigerate overnight. (Or, I guess, you could just let it rise right there - but this recipe seems designed for storage of the dough.) Take portion you intend to bake and roll ¼ inch thick into circle. Cut into wedges, like a pie. Roll pieces, beginning at wide edge. Put pointed side down onto greased baking sheet. Cover and let rise two hours. (This is where I always got so impatient for them to go into the oven so we could Eat Them. They looked—and smelled—so delicious sitting there on the table.) Bake at 400 °F (200 °C; Gas Mark 6) for 10 to 15 minutes. (Absolutely no longer; the pointed edges burn quickly.) Brush with melted butter when done. This dough keeps for 5 to 6 days. Makes about 2 dozen.

So that's your first recipe from me! I hope you enjoy it. God speed, and remember: All sorrows are less with bread.
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  1. CabJuly 12, 2011 at 8:33 PM

    i have heard sooo many times about sally lunn and how she'd make it on wednesdays for matt who loved it so much. i don't think i've ever had it! if i visit will you make me some?

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  2. Matt GJuly 12, 2011 at 10:09 PM

    I will make you some anyways :-)

    (Spread the word, any friends of yours I will make some and ship it - but only if they read the blog ;-) )

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