Overnight Buns

Submitted by Fairy Godmother

"I grew up eating these. These are great when you have company coming for lunch."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 4 dz

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon yeast
• 1 cup warm water
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 cup melted lard
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 3 cups warm water
• 8 -10 cups flour

directions

1. At 5 pm mix 1 cup water and 1t sugar sprinkle on yeast and sit until bubbly.
2. Mix everything else in a large bowl, beating in flour a bit at a time.
3. Knead till smooth and elastic.
4. Oil top of dough and cover with tea towel to rise.
5. At 7 pm punch down.
6. At 9 pm pan and cover with a cloth. Let rise overnight.
7. Bake at 350°F until light brown.
8. Not sure about the yield as I never paid attention.

Reviews

[mianbao]

I was really curious about these. I followed the recipe in all respects, and found, this morning at 5:00, I had a lot (very many!) lovely looking rolls to bake. Because my oven is small, it took me until after 7:00 to bake them all. So this works, and very well. My only problem with these is the flavor, which doesn't work for me. I am sure that if I had substituted butter or oil, I would be very happy with the results. The buns are light and fluffy, with a beautiful texture. Sorry, I don't feel I can give stars.