BANANA PANCAKES

14% cups flour % tsp. salt
1% cups milk © 1 tbsp. sugar
3% tsps. baking powder 1 egg, beaten
3 tbsps. melted shortening 1 cup bananas, finely diced
or cooking oil (1 to 2 fully-ripe bananas)

Sift flour with baking powder, salt and sugar. Combine egg, milk
and shortening or oil and add to flour mixture. Stir. enough to
dampen all the flour. Fold in bananas lightly. Bake on ungreased
hot griddle, allowing “% cup batter for each pancake. When
bubbles form on surface and edges are firm turn and brown on
other side.

—Mrs. Ruth Brace.

BAKING POWDER BISCUITS

2 cups flour % cup shortening
1 tsp. salt 3 tsps. baking powder
% cup milk
Mix flour, salt and baking powder. Cut shortening into flour mix-
ture until mixture looks like coarse corn meal. Add milk and mix
until dough holds together. Knead lightly on floured board. Roll
dough to % inch thickness and cut with cookie cutter. Bake in
oven at 425° F. 12 to 15 minutes.
—Mrs. Beatrice Pavan, Calgary.

BEEP FRY CRISPS (QUICK)

Place in a large bowl:
5 egg yolks % cup milk
1% cup cream (sweet or sour)

Beat well and add:

3 cups flour % cup butter (soft)
le tsp. Salt About 2 tbsps. lemon juice
% tsp. baking soda for flavor

1% tsp. baking powder

(Heat lard as for doughnuts.) Mix well and knead until smooth.
Roll into % inch thickness. Cut in strips about 1% inches wide
and about 4 inches long and make a slit lengthwise down centre of
strip about % inch from each’ end. Just before dropping into fat
twist one end inside out through slit. Fry as you would doughnuts.
Put into a bag with some icing sugar and shake to cover pastry
just before serving. (Dough can be frozen and used later.)
— Mrs. Dolores Hlasny, Victoria, B.C.

BRAN MUFFINS :
4 tbsps. shortening 1 tsp. baking powder

°% cup brown sugar 1 tsp. vanilla

1 egg 1 cup sour milk

°%4 cup raisins 1% cups flour
Small tsp. salt ~ 1 cup bran

Mix well, put into greased muffin tins. Bake at 400° F. for 20 to
25 minutes. Makes 1% dozen muffins.
—Mrs. Alvena French.

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