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- From: andrew@stc.uucp (Andrew Macpherson)
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- Subject: RECIPE: Sourdough cake
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- Date: 17 Apr 87 05:40:12 GMT
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- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE SOURDOUGH-CAKE B "28 Jan 87" 1987
- .RZ "GERMAN FRIENDSHIP CAKE" "A 10-day Sourdough cake"
- This is known as the friendship cake\(emit's a bit
- like a chain letter in that you have to find a set of friends to pass on
- the starter to.
- .PP
- During preparation put the starter
- into a very large bowl (it foams up), and cover with a lid or
- withcling film.
- .IH "Starter and one cake"
- .IG "1 cup" "cake starter" "200 ml"
- .SH STARTER FOOD
- .IG "1 cup" "normal milk" "250 ml"
- .IG "1 cup" "self-raising flour" "200 g"
- .IG "1 cup" "sugar" "190 g"
- .SH CAKE
- .IG "2 cups" "self-raising flour" "200 g"
- .IG "1 cup" "sugar" "190 g"
- .IG "2/3 cup" "oil" "170 ml"
- .IG "2 tsp" "cinnamon and vanilla" "10 ml"
- .IG "2" "eggs"
- .IG "\(12 cup" "raisins" "75 g"
- .IG "\(12 cup" "nuts" "60 g"
- (or other fruits)
- .IG "15oz" "pineapple chunks," "450 g"
- drained (one can)
- .PH "(STARTER)"
- .SK "Day 1"
- Blend the "starter feed" together, and then \fIhand mix\fR in the starter.
- I find it easiest to mix the flour and sugar together dry, add the milk to
- the starter, and then slowly add the flour and sugar to the liquid.
- The starter should \fInever\fR be beaten with a blender
- or refrigerated. Pour the mixture into a large bowl, cover with
- cling-film or a damp towel, and leave to brew.
- .SK "Day 2"
- Thoroughly mix the sourdough, then leave to brew again.
- .SK "Day 5"
- As day 1
- .SK "Day 6"
- As day 2
- .SK "Day 10"
- Print off three copies of this recipe.
- Here now is why this is called a friendship cake. Take 3 cups of Sourdough
- mixture, and give them away with copies of the recipe
- as starters to your friends.
- Then proceed with the baking.
- .PH "(MAKING THE CAKE)"
- .SK 1
- Blend all ingredients thoroughly with remaining starter.
- .SK 2
- Pre-heat oven to
- .TE 350 175
- (English gas mark 4)
- .SK 3
- Pour mixture into a well-greased baking tin.
- .SK 4
- Bake for 1\(34 hours (less in a fan oven), cool.
- .NX
- If you don't get cake starter from a friend, you can probably buy it in a
- baking supply store.
- .PP
- Vary the spices to taste. The cake is quite pleasant if you forget them.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- easy.
- .I Time:
- 10 days brewing starter, 30 minutes preparing cake, 2 hours baking and
- cooling.
- .I Precision:
- measure the ingredients.
- .WR
- Andrew Macpherson
- STC Telecommunications, Harlow Technical Center, England
- andrew@tcom.stc.co.uk
-