Why does today's Christian find the reading of great books always beyond him? Certainly intellectual powers do not wane from one generation to another. We are as smart as our fathers, and any thought they could entertain we can entertain if we are sufficiently interested to make the effort. The major cause of the decline in the quality of current Christian literature is not intellectual but spiritual. To enjoy a great religious book requires a degree of consecration to God and detachment from the world that few modern Christians have. The early Christian Fathers, the Mystics, the Puritans, are not hard to understand, but they inhabit the highlands where the air is crisp and rarefied, and none but the God-enamored can come.

A.W. Tozer

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy	English		100	Servings

INGREDIENTS

8 1/4	c	WATER; WARM
2 1/4	c	WATER; WARM
10		EGGS SHELL
7 1/4	oz	MILK; DRY NON-FAT L HEAT
3	lb	RAISINS #10
8 3/4	lb	FLOUR GEN PURPOSE 10LB
1 1/2	lb	FLOUR GEN PURPOSE 10LB
4 1/2	oz	SUGAR; GRANULATED 10 LB
3/4	oz	SUGAR; GRANULATED 10 LB
1 1/2	lb	SHORTENING; 3LB
3	oz	CINNAMON GROUND 1 LB CN
2 1/4	oz	YEAST BAKER 2 LB
1	oz	SALT TABLE 5LB

INSTRUCTIONS

TEMPERATURE:  325 F. GRIDDLE
350 F. OVEN
1.  SPRINKLE YEAST OVER WATER.  DO NOT USE TEMPERATURES ABOVE 110 F
MIX WELL.  LET STAND 5 MINUTES.  ADD SUGAR; STIR UNTIL DISSOLVED.
LET STAND 10 MINUTES, THEN STIR AGAIN.  SET ASIDE FOR USE IN STEP 3.
2.  PLACE SUGAR, SALT,AND SHORTENING IN MIXER BOWL.  ADD WATER; STIR
UNTIL SHORTENING IS MELTED.
3.  SIFT TOGETHER FLOUR AND MILK; ADD TO SUGAR AND SHORTENING MIXTURE.
ADD GROUND CINNAMON AND WASHED DRAINED RAISINS TO THE FLOUR MIXTURE.
BEAT AT MEDIUM SPEED UNTIL SMOOTH. ADD YEAST SOLUTION.
4.  ADD 1/2 OF THE FLOUR MIXTURE; MIX WELL. ADD EGGS.  TWO AT A TIME,
BEATING WELL AFTER EACH ADDITION.  ADD REMAINING FLOUR. BEAT  TO
FORM A SMOOTH DOUGH.
5.  FERMENT:  SET IN A WARM PLACE (80 F) 150 TO 2 HOURS OR UNTIL
DOUBLE IN BULK.
6.  PUNCH:  LET STAND 1 HOUR.
7.  MAKE UP:  DIVIDE DOUGH INTO 5 BALLS. LET REST 10 MINUTES.ROLL
DOUGH TO 1/2" THICKNESS.  CUT EACH DOUGH PIECE INTO 20-4" CIRCLES.
8.  PLACE CUT CIRCLES ABOUT 1 INCH APART ON PANS WHICH HAVE BEEN
SPRINKLED LIGHTLY WITH CORNMEAL (ABOUTS 1/2 CUP PER PAN).
9.  PROOF:  AT 80 F FOR 45 MINUTES OR UNTIL DOUBLE IN SIZE.
10. BAKE:  BROWN MUFFINS ON LIGHTLY GREASED GRIDDLE 5 MINUTES PER
SIDE.  PLACE BROWNED MUFFINS ON SHEET PANS; BAKE 15 TO 20 MINUTES.
11.  TO SERVE, SPLIT MUFFINS AND TOAST.  SERVE IMMEDIATELY.
Recipe Number: D02101
SERVING SIZE: 1 MUFFIN
From the <Army Master Recipe Index File> (actually used today!).
Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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