Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

2 c Milk, scalded
6 c Flour
1/2 ts Salt
1 c Sugar
2 ea Egg, well beaten
1/2 c Butter
1/2 c Potato, mashed
1/2 c Yeast
1 x *dissolved in:
1/4 c Water, warm
1/4 c Powdered sugar
2 tb 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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