roast chicken

Recipe in Chronicling America
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Ingredients

  • 1 3 lbs chicken cut into pieces
  • wheat flour, salt and pepper
  • oil
  • 1 1/2 cups sifted flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon powder baking
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cup milk
  • 3 tablespoons butter or fortified margarine, melted
  • black pepper

Directions

  1. Put the chicken pieces in a cartridge, with flour, salt and pepper, and shake the cartridge so that the pieces are well covered with flour.
  2. In a large skillet, cover the chicken on both sides, in hot oil.
  3. Take them out and let the fat drain on a piece of paper.
  4. Mix together the cup and a half of flour, baking powder and salt.
  5. Beat the eggs lightly
  6. Add the milk and butter or margarine
  7. Mix with the dry ingredients and beat with a hand whisk until the dough is smooth.
  8. Pour the dough into a 12X8X2-inch greased mold. (30X17X5 cms.)
  9. Place on top the pieces of fried chicken
  10. Sprinkle with pepper
  11. Bake at medium heat (350° F., 175° Celsius), for 1 hour, or until the dough rises and browns.
  12. Serve hot.
newspaper recipe of roast chicken