Rye Drop Cakes

Recipe from The 1918 Fanny Farmer Cookbook

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Ingredients

Servings
4
  • 2/3 cup rye meal
  • 2/3 cup flour
  • 0.5 cup milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons
  • molasses
  • 21/2 teaspoons
  • baking powder

Instructions

  1. 1

    Sift the dry ingredients into a bowl.

  2. 2

    Gradually stir in the milk.

  3. 3

    Add the beaten eggs and molasses and mix well.

  4. 4

    If the batter is too thin, add a little more rye and/or plain flour to thicken to a firm batter, if it is too thick, add a little more milk.

  5. 5

    Get your lard or oil hot before dropping in the first batch.

  6. 6

    Drop by spoonfuls into hot fat (350 degrees) and let them bob until they are brown.

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