Flannel Cakes

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. of Flour
• 4 eggs
• 3 tablespoons of yeast
• 1 pint of milk
• teaspoon of salt

Directions

1. Sift 2 pounds of flour and mix a teaspoon of salt and set the pan before the fire to rise.
2. Warm the pint of milk and then stir into the flour.
3. To makes a stiff batter, beat the eggs gently and then stir them into the yeast.
4. Add the yeast and egg mixture to the batter.
5. Beat all of them together thoroughly, and if it is too stiff, add a little more warm milk.
6.  Cover the pan closely and then set it to rise near the fire.
7. Bake it when it is quite light; have the baking irons hot and grease them.
8. Pour a ladleful of the batter, and let it bake slowly.
9. Once the one side is done, flip it over to the other side.
10. Butter them and serve hot.

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Lesley Mizell
Louisiana Anthology
July 19, 2022