The 'Sure to Rise' Cookery Book
Date Rolls
Date Rolls.
- 1 ℔. flour (or 2 breakfast cups)
- 4 ozs. sugar
- 2 eggs
- 4 ozs. butter
- 2 teaspoonfuls Edmonds' Baking Powder
- ½ ℔. dates or sultanas chopped
- Milk to mix, salt a pinch, cinnamon
Rub butter into flour, add all dry ingredients, beat egg till frothy, mix all together to a stiff paste, turn out on a board, form into a roll, and cut in equal parts, put on cold, greased, and floured oven tray, and put in quick oven; when nearly done brush over with hot water, and sprinkle liberally with cinnamon and sugar; return to oven to dry.