Butter Semmels (A Moravian "Companies" Delica Recipe
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Ingredients : Butter Semmels (A Moravian "Companies" Delica Recipe
2 cup Milk, scalded
6 cup Flour
1/2 tsp Salt
1 cup Sugar
2 each Egg, well beaten
1/2 cup Butter
1/2 cup Potato, mashed
1/2 cup Yeast
1 each *dissolved in:
1/4 cup Water, warm
1/4 cup Powdered sugar
2 tbsp Butter, melted
This batter must be made in the early evening and set to rise in a
warm place until morning. Mix together the dissolved yeast cake,
mashed potatoes and 1/2 cup of the sugar. Let stand for four hours.
To the scalded milk, add the butter and stir until melted. When cool
add the eggs, 1/2 cup of sugar, and salt and combine with the yeast
mixture. Sift in the flour and knead thoroughly. Cover and let rise
in a warm place until morning. Roll out to about 1/4 inch thick,
brush the dough with melted butter and cut in 2 inch squares. Turn up
the four corners toward the center. Place on a greased baking sheet
about 2 inches apart and let rise until light. Bake at 450-F for 20
minutes. Remove from oven, brush with melted butter, and sprinkle
with powdered sugar. Serve hot with plenty of coffee. Source:
Pennsylvania Dutch Cook Book - Fine Old Recipes, Culinary Arts Press,
1936.
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