The New Dr. Price Cookbook | Page 7

and the cake not too large when baked. An iron
frying pan may be used instead of griddle. In any case grease only
enough to keep the cakes from sticking and have very hot before
baking. Cakes should be turned only once.
GRIDDLE CAKES
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking
Powder
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons shortening
Mix and sift dry ingredients; add milk and melted shortening; beat well.
Bake on slightly greased hot griddle, turning only once. Serve

immediately with butter and syrup.
GRIDDLE CAKES WITH EGGS
1-3/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking
Powder
2 eggs
1-1/2 cups milk
1 tablespoon shortening
Mix and sift dry ingredients; add beaten eggs, milk and melted
shortening; mix well. Bake on hot slightly greased griddle and serve
immediately with butter and syrup.
BUCKWHEAT CAKES
1 cup flour
2 cups buckwheat flour
6 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking
Powder
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
2-1/2 cups milk or milk and water
1
tablespoon molasses
1 tablespoon shortening
Sift together flours, baking powder and salt; add liquid, molasses, and
melted shortening; beat three minutes. Bake on hot greased griddle and
serve immediately with butter and syrup.
CORN MEAL GRIDDLE CAKES
1-1/3 cups corn meal
1-1/2 cups boiling water
3/4 cup milk
1
tablespoon shortening
1 tablespoon molasses
2/3 cup flour
1
teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder
Scald corn meal with boiling water; add milk, melted shortening and
molasses; add flour, salt and baking powder which have been sifted
together. Mix well and bake on hot greased griddle until brown and
serve immediately with butter and syrup.
RICE GRIDDLE CAKES
1 cup boiled rice
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon shortening
1 teaspoon
salt
1 egg
1 cup flour
2 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder

Mix rice, milk, melted shortening, salt and well-beaten egg; stir in flour
and baking powder which have been sifted together; mix well. Bake on
hot greased griddle and serve immediately with butter and syrup.
FRENCH PANCAKES
1 cup flour
2 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

2 eggs
1 tablespoon sugar
2 cups milk
1/4 cup cream
Jam

Powdered sugar
Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Beat eggs with sugar and
add milk and cream. Mix slowly with dry ingredients to prevent
lumping. Batter should be very thin. Heat small frying pan which has
been slightly greased. Pour in just sufficient batter to cover bottom of
pan. Cook over hot fire. Turn and brown other side. Spread with jam or
preserves and roll up. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, and serve hot.
Makes 12 large pancakes.
WHOLE WHEAT HOT CAKES
2 cups whole wheat flour
4 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder

1/2 teaspoon salt
1-3/4 cups milk
2 eggs
1 tablespoon shortening

1 teaspoon molasses
Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; add milk, beaten eggs,
melted shortening and molasses and mix well. Bake on hot greased
griddle and serve immediately with butter and syrup.
WAFFLES
2 cups flour
4 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder
3/4 teaspoon
salt
1-3/4 cups milk
2 eggs
1 tablespoon melted shortening
Sift flour, baking powder and salt together; add milk to yolks of eggs;
mix thoroughly and add to dry ingredients; add melted shortening and
fold in beaten whites of eggs. Bake in well greased hot waffle iron until
brown. Serve immediately with butter and syrup.

FRITTERS, DOUGHNUTS, AND CRULLERS
Fritters are served as an entree, a vegetable or a sweet, according to the
ingredients used. The foundation batter is much the same for all fritters,
and, with some additions the first recipe given can be used for many
varieties.
Fritters and doughnuts should be fried in kettle of deep fat, hot enough
to brown a piece of bread in 60 seconds. Drain on unglazed paper.
Sprinkle fruit fritters, doughnuts and crullers with powdered sugar.
PLAIN FRITTER BATTER
1 cup flour
1-1/2 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder
1/4 teaspoon
salt
1 egg
2/3 cup milk
Sift dry ingredients together; add beaten egg and milk; beat until
smooth.
APPLE FRITTERS
4 large apples
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
1 tablespoon lemon
juice
Peel and core apples and cut into slices; add sugar and lemon juice. Dip
each slice in plain fritter batter. Fry to light brown in deep fat. Drain
and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
BANANA FRITTERS
1 cup flour
2 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder
1 tablespoon
powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/4 cup milk
1
tablespoon lemon juice
3 bananas
Mix and sift dry ingredients. Add others in order. Force bananas
through a sieve before adding. Beat thoroughly. Drop by spoonfuls into
hot fat. Drain and sprinkle with powdered sugar and few drops of
lemon juice.

BREAD CRUMB FRITTERS
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder

1 cup fine bread crumbs
1-1/2 cups milk
1 egg
1 tablespoon
butter
1 tablespoon molasses
Sift together flour, salt and baking powder; add bread crumbs, then the
milk slowly; add well-beaten egg, butter, and molasses. Fry in deep hot
fat. Serve hot with powdered sugar and lemon juice or hard sauce.
CORN FRITTERS
1/2 cup milk
2 cups cooked corn
1-1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt

1/3 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder
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