This section is from the book "Twelve Lessons In Scientific Cookery", by Suzy Tracy. Also available from Amazon: Twelve Lessons in Scientific Cookery.
Two cupfuls of flour,
Two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, One cupful of milk,
Two tablespoonfuls of melted butter, Two eggs, One-half saltspoonful of salt.
Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together; separate the eggs; add the yolks and the milk gradually to the flour; beat to a smooth batter; add the melted butter; beat the whites of the eggs stiff and add last; bake in gem pans in a hot oven half an hour.
One egg,
One cupful of milk,
Two cupfuls of flour,
One-half teaspoonful of salt,
Two tablespoonfuls of sugar, One-half yeast cake, One tablespoonful of melted butter.
Cover the yeast cake with cold water and let it dissolve; heat the milk scalding hot; beat the egg, salt and sugar together; pour the hot milk over the beaten egg; let stand until luke warm, then add the yeast and flour; beat to a smooth batter; let rise for four or five hours; fill muffin pans two-thirds full; let rise from twenty to thirty minutes; bake in a hot oven.
 
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