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Graham Rolls

A simple roll made with sour milk, soda, molasses, salt, and graham crackers.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
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Graham Rolls

Graham Rolls

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Mix 1 pint sour milk, 1 teaspoon soda, 1 tablespoon molasses, and half teaspoon salt in a bowl.

  2. Add graham crackers sufficient for a thin batter and stir until combined.

  3. Bake the batter in hot pans until cooked through.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

58Calories
0 gProtein
0 gFat
15 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 2 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Molasses1 tbsp (20g)58
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By Hatfield (Mass.). Congregational Church. 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. See the original page.

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Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Soda (in the method)
Reacts with the acid in sour milk to release gas, helping the rolls rise.
Sour milk (in the method)
Provides liquid and acidity that activates the soda and moistens the batter.
Graham crackers (in the method)
Supply the bulk and body of the batter, giving the rolls their structure and whole-grain texture.
Molasses
Adds sweetness, depth of flavor and some moisture to the batter.

“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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