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Sieve the flour and salt into a basin, and rub in the butter until free from lumps. Add the sultanas carefully picked and make a well in the centre. Cream the yeast in a smaller basin with the sugar, add the warm milk, and strain all into the centre of the flour, &c. Mix in a little of the dry mixture from the sides until a thickish batter is formed, cover the basin, and let it stand in a warm place about | hour. Then mix all into a soft dough, turn out on a floured board, and knead for a few minutes. Put the dough into a greased and floured tin, and place it in a warm place to rise. When well risen, bake in a hot oven. Time to bake, 1 to 1£ hours. Probable cost. Id. 2652. Vienna Bread 1 lb. Vienna flour. 1 tea-sp. sugar. £ oz. German yeast. 1 oz. butter. Milk. 1 tea-sp. salt. Sieve the flour and salt into a warm basin, rub in the butter until free from lumps, and make a well in the centre. Cream the yeast in a smaller basin with the sugar, heat the milk to a lukewarm temperature, and pour it on to it. Strain this into the middle of the flour, and mix lightly. Beat all together for a few minutes until the dough leaves the sides of the basin quite clear. Then sprinkle it lightly with flour, and score it across with a knife. Cover the basin, and put the dough to rise for about 2 hours. When the dough is well risen, turn it out on a floured board, re-knead it lightly, and make it up into small rolls or a variety of fancy shapes. One of the prettiest shapes is the horseshoe twist, Horse-Shoe Twist which is made as follows : Roll out some of the dough to about a quarter of an inch in thickness, and cut it into triangular-shaped pieces. Then take the two corners A and B at the base of the triangle, and roll up each piece until point C turns over on the outside. Another shape is to make small round rolls, and then to cut two slits across the top with a very sharp knife. Place the rolls on a greased and floured tin, and set them in a warm place to prove for about twelve minutes. Then bake in a rather quick oven until they are sufficiently cooked ; the time will vary according to the size of the rolls. Just before removing the rolls from the oven, brush them over with milk, or egg and milk, to make them shiny. Notes. — Sometimes an egg is added to the above dough. The mixture may, if liked, be baked in 6mall greased tins. Probable cost, 5 d. 2653. Fancy Bread 1 lb. flour. 1 oz. butter. A pinch of salt. £ tea-sp. ground cinnamon. 1 tea-sp. ground ginger. 2 oz. castor sugar. 1 gill milk. 1 gill cream. 1 oz. German yeast. 1 table-sp. orange flower water. 1 or 2 oz. shredded almonds.