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 Eggs, Well Beaten
1/2 c Butter
1/2 c Potato, Mashed
1/2 c Yeast, Dissolved In:
1/4 c Warm Water
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 450øF 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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