Drop Cakes
Ingredients
Directions
The book gives no oven temperature. The 350°F (175°C) in the steps was added when the recipe was transcribed, as a starting point.
Prepare
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
Make and bake
In a bowl, combine the milk and baking powder.
Drop spoonfuls of the mixture onto a baking sheet.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until golden.
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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What each ingredient does
- Milk
- Provides the liquid that hydrates the batter and gives the cake its moisture and tender crumb.
- Baking powder
- Releases gas when heated, lifting the drops so they rise and become light instead of dense.
The step that matters
Baking until golden. Baking powder needs enough heat to release its gas and set the structure, so the drops should bake until golden rather than being pulled early. Browning also adds flavour from heat-driven reactions at the surface.
“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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