Amish Cinnamon Buns 1994 Indiana Food

AMISH CINNAMON BUNS 1994 ( INDIANA)

Steps:

• In a large mixer place the warm water, sugar, oil, potatoes, egg and salt, mix well.
• Add the yeast, and combine well.
• Add the milk powder, and the first addition of flour.
• Beat for three or four minutes.
• Gradually add the second addition of flour, and when workable, place on a floured board, and knead for ten minutes.
• Grease a large bowl and place dough ball into bowl, greasing the top of dough.
• Cover with towel and let rise in a warm place until double about 1 1/2 hours.
• Punch dough down and very thoroughly break down bubbles.
• Form again into a ball and cover let rise in greased bowl for one more hour.
• Punch down and place onto a floured surface.
• Roll out to 15 x 14 rectangle.
• Spread dough with soft butter, and sprinkle a mixture of cinnamon and brown sugar over this.
• Tightly roll up from the long side.
• With serrated knife cut into 8-- 2 inch slices (8 large rolls) For smaller rolls, divide the dough into two, then roll into a 12 x 8 rectangle, fill and roll.
• Cut into 9 one inch slices for each rectangle.
• Place rolls into a greased 10 inch pans at least 2 inches deep.
• Cover and let rise for one hour.
• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Bake for 10 minutes, Raise the temperature to 350 degrees F.
• and continue to bake 5 minutes longer.
• Remove from oven and invert onto racks.
• Beat all frosting ingredients, sugar, butter, flour,vanilla, and dash salt all together.
• Then frost tops of cooled rolls.

CINNAMON BUNS

Steps:

• Scald milk and stir in 6 tbsp butter, 6 tbsp sugar and salt.
• Cool to lukewarm.
• Dissolve 1 tsp sugar in warm water.
• Sprinkle yeast over water mix.
• Let stand in a warm place for 10 minutes.
• Stir once this is done.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine lukewarm milk mix and eggs.
• Stir in yeast mix.
• Add four to five cups of flour and mix well.
• With wooden spoon add remaining flour.
• Place dough in a well greased bowl.
• Roll dough over to grease top.
• Cover with a damp cloth and allow to double in size for one hour.
• Punch down and turn out onto floured surface.
• Divide into two, roll each section into rectangles.
• Sprinkle on filling (filling: 1 cup melted butter, 1 1/4 cup sugar and 2 tbsp cinnamon- divided between two rectangles).
• Roll up and slice (a good way to slice pieces is to use a piece of string, place it on the underside of the roll and cross over opposite ends at top, cutting the piece).
• Grease cookie tray with melted butter.
• Place slices in tray, leaving enough space to allow them to expand, but not enough that the filling melts out.
• Place greased waxed paper over slices and allow to double in size again for one hour.
• Bake in 350 degree oven for 35 to 45 minutes.
• Remove immediately from tray.
• If desired, buns can be iced.