BUTTER FINGERS

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Categories     Bread     Side     Bake

Yield 32 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/3 cup butter
2 1/4 cups sifted flour
1 tbls sugar
3 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 cup milk

Steps:

  • Melt butter in oven in 13 x 9" pan. Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add milk. Stir slowly with fork until dough just clings together (about 30 strokes). Turn on well floured board. Roll over to coat with flour. Knead lightly about 10 times. Roll out 1/2" thick into rectangle, 12 x 8". With floured knife, cut dough in half lenghtwise, then crosswise into 16 strips. Dip each strip in butter on both sides and put close together in two rows in pan. Bake at 450F for 15 to 20 min or til golden brown. Variations: Cheese: Add 1/2 cup grated sharp American cheese to dry ingredients. Garlic: Add 1/2 clove garlic, finely minced, to butter before melting. Cinnamon: Sprinkle mixture of 2 tbls sugar and 1/2 tsp cinnamon over butter fingers before baking.

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