Bread and cake baking : A collection of recipes for making bread, cakes, pies,…
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Bread and cake baking by Frederick D. Hauptmann is a practical cookbook and trade manual written in the late 19th century. It is a collection of recipes and techniques for bread, cakes, pies, pastries, and ice cream, aimed at both professional bakers and home cooks, with a strong focus on yeast work, dough handling, oven management, and shop practice. The book opens with the author’s aims and brief remarks on bakery working
conditions, then moves into detailed guidance on flour selection, stock yeast and ferment preparation, setting sponge, and making dough. It provides clear, measured instructions for wheat, rye, French, and Graham breads; enriched items like twists, buns, rolls, rusks, cinnamon cake, doughnuts, and apple cake; and alternatives using compressed yeast. Extensive cake chapters cover pound, lady, fruit, sponge, drop, lemon, jumbles, Scotch cakes, ginger varieties, cream puffs with custard, jelly rolls, and decorative pieces such as macaroon pyramids, with meticulous notes on icings and ornamentation. Pastry sections include puff paste, tarts, pie crusts, and fillings (apple, cranberry, mince, lemon, cocoanut, pumpkin). A family baking section encourages home practice, offering household yeast, sponges, and simple dishes. The ice cream portion details freezing technique, equipment care, and flavors (vanilla, strawberry, chocolate, pineapple, citrus), followed by concise recipes for water ices, jellies, candies, colorings, and table decorations—all presented in straightforward, step-by-step form. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Hauptmann, Frederick D. |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 07028243 |
| Title | Bread and cake baking : A collection of recipes for making bread, cakes, pies, ice cream, &c. |
| Original Publication | Pittsburgh: Stevenson & Foster, 1877. |
| Credits | Alan, Tim Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | TX: Technology: Home economics |
| Subject | Cookbooks |
| Subject | Bread |
| Subject | Cake |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 78839 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-78839-5 |
| Release Date | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 382 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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