Colleens Potato Crescent Rolls Food

COLLEEN'S POTATO CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a saucepan, and cover with water. Bring to a boil, and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain, cool, and mash.
• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
• When yeast is ready, mix in 1 cup mashed potatoes, sugar, shortening, eggs, salt, and 3 cups flour. Stir in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until dough has become stiff but still pliable. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl, and turn to coat with oil. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 8 hours, and up to 5 days.
• Deflate the dough, and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into two equal pieces, and form into rounds. Roll out each round to a 12 inch circle. Brush generously with melted butter, and cut each circle into 16 wedges. Roll wedges up tightly, starting with the large end. Place on lightly greased baking sheets with the points underneath, and the ends bent to form a crescent shape. Cover, and let rise for 1 hour. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown.

COLLEEN'S COLCANNON POTATOES

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or deep pot, layer ingredients, bottom to top> Potatoes, carrots, cabbage, scallions.
• Cover the potatoes and carrots with cold water, just enough to cover potatoes and carrots. The other vegetables will steam during cooking to desired tenderness. Add salt to taste.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to maintain a gentle simmer. Cook, covered until potatoes are near fork-tender, carrots crispy tender, about 15-20 minutes.
• Drain and return all ingredients to pot.
• Mash the mixture while adding butter and parsley. The potato mixture should be coursly mashed & thick. Add milk for thinning if desired.
• Serve hot with sliced corned beef.
• NOTE: if it's too thin, add instant potatoes until desired consistency is reached.

CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• oven 200 c/400 degrees F.
• rub together flour/baking powder/salt and sugar and fat to breadcrumb stage.
• Mix to a soft dough with milk.
• Roll out thinly, a small piece of dough at a time is easier to work with.
• Cut out a large triangle and roll from the large end towards the point.
• Make a curve to form a crescent shape.
• Bake in a hot oven for about 5 mins, then brush with milk for about another 5 mins until brown.
• We ate this with cheese, and dipped it into plain yoghurt and fruit yoghurt and the kids loved it.