RecipesSour Milk Cakes Are Delicious
Many people prefer the milk soured in this way because it has an exact amount of acid, which makes it possible for one to know just how much soda is needed to neutralize it, eliminating the danger of a bitter taste. In case you don"t know, the use of sour milk in baking makes for a more tender product. Baking with milk soured with vinegar, even the beginner can turn out full-flavored, hot breads and delicious cakes like grandmother used to make. Just follow directions closely and you can"t fail with these recipes.
Beginner"s Devil"s Food Cake
2 squares bitter chocolate
1/2 cup butter
5/3 tablespoons vinegar
2/3 cup milk
5/4 cups sifted cake flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
3/2 teaspoons vanilla
Melt together slowly chocolate and butter. Cool slightly. Add vinegar gradually to milk, stirring constantly. Sift together flour, baking soda, salt and sugar. Beat eggs with rotary beater until foamy. Then add chocolate mixture, soured milk and vanilla. Beat until well blended. Then stir in flour mixture thoroughly. Pour into a greased oblong cake pan (8x12-inches) the bottom of which has been lined with waxed paper. Bake in moderate oven (375 degrees F.) about 20 minutes or until done. Turn out on wire cake rack to cool and remove, waxed paper at once. Spread with caramel icing.
Date And Nut Bread
2 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup butter
2/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 lb. finely chopped dates
1/2 cup chopped dates
1/2 cup chopped pecans
2/3 cup milk
2 tablespoons vinegar
Sift and measure flour. Resift 1.5 cups of the flour twice with baking powder, salt and baking soda. Cream butter. Add sugar gradually, creaming thoroughly. Add egg. Continue beating until fluffy. Combine remaining 1/2 cup flour with chopped dates. Add dates and chopped dates. Add dates and chopped pecans to creamed mixture, mixing thoroughly. To milk, add the vinegar slowly, stirring rapidly. Add sifted dry ingredients seem thoroughly blended. Pour into well greased loaf pan (9x4x3-inches). Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees F.) 50 minutes. Remove loaf from pan onto cake rack.
Sour Milk Griddle Cakes
Sift 2 cups flour, 3 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/3 teaspoon baking soda; add 2 eggs, well beaten, 7/4 cups sour milk and 4 tablespoons shortening. Mix well. Drop by spoonfuls on slightly greased hot griddle. When bubbles appear turn cakes and brown other side; do not turn second time. Makes 15 to 18 cakes.