Cornish saffron cake

1 cake

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
¾dropSaffron (1.3 grams)
4poundsFlour
1poundsCurrants
½poundsSugar
Salt
Lemon peel
20ouncesShortening
3Ha'pence worth of yeast

Directions

Cut up saffron and put in a little cold water, add hot and put in warm oven to soak. Put yeast in a basin and put a little sugar in with it. Pour one cup warm water on it, put some flour in and put on the back of the stove. Mix all together and let dough rise. Then make into loaves and let rise. Bake. Mabel Weller [from Great Aunt Ellen's recipes] Submitted By JIM WELLER On 07-06-95