Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 161, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1916 — Helps In Making Bread. [ARTICLE]

Helps In Making Bread.

To produce a tender crust, rub the warm loaf with a little butter. To produce a crisp crust, beat up a little eggwhite and brush over the loaf when almost done. To produce a very soft cruSt make a paste of a teaspoonful of cornstarch dissolved in a little cold water and cooked in a half cupful of boiling water for a few minutes. Apply this with a pastry brush a few minutes before the bread is done. If the bread is to be sprinkled with sugar, or sugar, nuts and cinnamon, dredge .these over the pa3te before returning it to the oven so that they will literally cook on. When bread is done, it should never be turned onto a cloth and covered while cooling, as this affects the flavor and makes the loaf soggy. A wire cake rack which allows a free circulation of ari should be used instead. —Good-Housekeeping.