WATER ICING

Six tablespoonfuls of confectioner's sugar and sufficient water
(boiling) to moisten.


BREST BREAD

Roll the dough into three strands about one inch thick and ten inches
long. Fasten the three strands together and then braid. Place on a
well-greased pan and let rise. Wash with egg and milk and then bake
for twenty-five minutes in a moderate oven. Spread with jelly and then
ice with water icing. Sprinkle with slightly browned cocoanut.


TO MAKE BRIOCHE USING BREAD DOUGH

When the bread is ready to put in the pan cut off one pound and place
the dough in a bowl. Now place in a separate bowl

Yolks of two eggs,
One-half cup shortening,
Three-quarter cupful sugar.

Cream until light and frothy, then add the stiffly beaten whites of
the eggs, also

One-half cup of milk,
Four cups of flour,
One pound piece of yeast raised dough.