The 1901 Cookbook Archive
No. 3083 — Sweet Bun
English historical translation of Molokhovets recipe No. 3083 from the 1901 Russian cookbook, retaining original methods and measures.
Take 1¼ glasses warm milk, ⅛ pound butter, 2 lots finely chopped sweet and bitter almonds, 3 eggs, a little mace and lemon zest, 1–2 tablespoons yeast mixture, 1–2 tablespoons rosewater and about 1½ pounds flour.
Make a fairly firm dough and beat it thoroughly with a wooden spatula until it comes away from the saucepan. Transfer to a buttered mould, let rise, brush with yolk and carefully bake for ¾ hour.
Original source: Read Russian recipe No. 3083. Historical quantities and terminology are retained. See the measurements guide. Period preparation and storage methods are not modern safety guidance.