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German Coffee Bread, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

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German Coffee Bread

A measured 1910 bake built around scalded milk, preserved with its original method and page citation.

BreakfastBrunchSnackVegetarianStovetopPublic domainHistoric recipeSource transcription
Est. prep20 min
Est. cook10 min
Est. serves2
Total30 min
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  • 1 cup scalded milk
  • ⅓ cup butter, or butter and lard
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • ⅓ yeast cake dissolved in
  • ¼ cup lukewarm milk
  • ½ cup raisins stoned and cut in pieces

Historical transcription

Source method

  1. 1

    Add butter, sugar, and salt to milk; when lukewarm, add dissolved yeast cake, egg well beaten, flour to make stiff batter, and raisins; cover, and let rise over night; in morning spread in buttered dripping-pan one-half inch thick. Cover and let rise again. Before baking, brush over with beaten egg, and cover with following mixture: Melt three tablespoons butter, add one-third cup sugar and one teaspoon cinnamon. When sugar is partially melted, add three tablespoons flour.

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