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To Make Acorn Bread

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From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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To Make Acorn Bread

To Make Acorn Bread

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Remove the covers from the acorns and beat them into a paste.

  2. Soak the paste in water overnight to remove astringency.

  3. Press the mixture to extract excess water and dry the resulting mass.

  4. Powder the dried mass for use.

  5. When ready to bake, knead the powder with water to form a dough.

  6. Roll the dough into thin cakes.

  7. Bake the cakes over embers until cooked.

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.

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