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Bran Biscuits for Constipation

A baked bran biscuit recipe intended to relieve constipation.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 4 ingredients
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Bran Biscuits for Constipation

Oven, in the book's wordsA moderate oven

Ingredients

Directions

The book says “a moderate oven”. The 350°F (175°C) in the steps is the modern equivalent, not the book's own figure.

Prepare

  1. Tie the bran in cheesecloth and wash under cold water until the water runs clear.

  2. Bring the agar agar and cold water to a boil.

Shape and bake

  1. Add the salt and hot agar agar solution to the washed bran.

  2. Mold the mixture into two cakes.

  3. Place the cakes on oiled paper in a pan and let stand for 30 minutes.

  4. Bake in a moderate oven at 350°F (175°C) for 30 to 40 minutes.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Bran
Provides the bulk and body that holds the cakes together.
Agar agar
Dissolved in boiling water, it sets as it cools, binding the cakes into shape.

The step that matters

Boiling the agar agar and water. Agar only dissolves fully at a boil. If it is not completely dissolved, it will not set evenly when the mixture cools, and the cakes may crumble or stay soft.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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