Moravian Love Feast Buns

Submitted by CocinaCubana

"A sweet, buttery yeast bun from The Family Christmas Cookbook: Best-loved Recipes from the Christmas Annual"

 

• Ready In: 9hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 16 buns
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• Buns

• 1 medium potato, peeled and cubed
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 4 -5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 2 eggs, beaten

• Topping

• 1⁄4 cup cold butter
• 8 teaspoons sugar

directions

1. Place cubed potato and enough water to cover in small saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low. Cook potatountil fork-tender. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of the potato water. Mash potato to measure 1/2 cup; set aside.
2. In the same saucepan combine potato water, 1/4 cup of water and1/2 cup butter. Heat until very warm (120 to 130 degrees F).
3. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine 2 cups of the flour, the sugar,salt, and yeast; mix well. Add warm potato water mixture; beat until well blended. Add remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, beatinguntil smooth. Cover and refrigerate 8 to 24 hours.
4. Grease cookie sheets. Punch down dough several times to remove all air bubbles. Place dough on lightly floured surface. Knead dough 6 to 10 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Dividedough into 16 pieces. Shape each into smooth, round bun; place on greased cookie sheets. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and cloth towel. Let rise in warm place (80 to 85 degrees F) until doubled in size, about 45 minutes.
5. Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Uncover dough. Cut 1/4 cup cold butter into 16 equal pieces. Press one piece into the center of each bun. Sprinkle each with 1/2 teaspoon sugar. Bake 20 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

Reviews

[Gerry]

Awesome sweet and buttery buns! Haven't made yeast dough using potato for far too long - it makes for taste plus. Great instructions. The butter/sugar in the centre was a first for me - made for a wonderful treat to serve for brunch! Thank you for sharing a recipe that is now in my Special Occasion Cookbook!

 

[fourschindlers]

HELP! I started making this recipe and found that it doesn't instruct you what to do with the eggs or the mashed 1/2 of potato! I just took a guess. We'll see if the buns turn out tomorrow!