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Baked Marrow Bones

Baked marrow bones are marrow bones coated in batter and baked until cooked.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Baked Marrow Bones

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. Wash and dry the marrow bones.

  2. Place the bones in a deep pie dish.

Bake and serve

  1. Cover the bones entirely with batter.

  2. Bake in a moderate oven at 350°F (175°C) for an hour or more.

  3. Serve the marrow bones in the batter.

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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What each ingredient does

Marrow bones
Provide the rich, fatty core that becomes soft and savoury as it bakes.
Batter
Forms a coating that encloses the bones and bakes into a set, tender crust.

“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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