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Ash-cake

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Ash-cake

Ingredients

Directions

  1. In a bowl, mix cornmeal with enough cold water to form a soft dough.

  2. Let the dough stand for at least 30 minutes.

  3. Shape the dough into an oblong cake, about 1.5 to 2 inches thick.

  4. Sweep a clean spot on a hot hearth and place the cake on it.

  5. Cover the cake with hot wood ashes to steam it.

  6. Bake for 30 to 45 minutes, then brush and wipe before serving.

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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