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★ Molasses Cakes--no eggs
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★ Molasses Cakes--no eggs

4 ingredients 3 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

251
Calories
2g
Protein
14g
Fat
34g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cup oil
  • 2 cups molasses orange
  • 2 1/4 qts
  • lemon rind

Directions

1

1¼ cup oil or butter 2 cups molasses orange or lemon rind or coriander, anise, rose or vanilla flavoring pastry flour

2

Cream butter with a little flour, add molasses which has been boiled and cooled, with flavoring, and flour for stiff dough, about 2¼ qts. Mix as little as possible, cover and set in cold place for several hours. Shape into small thick cakes, or, roll about ½ in. thick, prick with fork or crease and cut into small cakes. Bake in moderate oven. Remove from tins as soon as baked.

3

With nice flavored molasses, no other flavoring is necessary. More shortening may be used.

By Evora Bucknum Perkins · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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