Mother Kossmans Buns Food

MOM'S BUNS

Steps:

• In a very large mixing bowl, add the sugar, oil and salt into the boiling water. let cool to lukewarm, then stir in eggs. If you think the water may to too hot for the eggs, temper them by putting the them into a small dish and very slowing pour about 1/4 c of the water on to them stirring with a fork the whole time. When mixed, pour them into the sugar/water mixture.
• In a separate bowl, stir the flour and yeast together, them add to the water mixture about 2 cups at a time. Exact measurements will vary, but the dough should be soft, not sticky.
• Dump the dough onto a lightly oiled cookie sheet and knead the dough. Clean and oil the large bowl it was in, put the dough in and brush with oil. Let is rise in a warm place (the oven - shut off, but with light on is a good spot) until doubled.
• Punch down, let rise until double again.
• Shape into buns and place into well oiled pans.
• Let rise, bake @ 350 for 20-25 min's until brown.
• Brush with butter when baked.
• This is a very large batch and can be halved. It is also a great dough for cinnamon buns and pizzas if you have some left over.

MOTHER KOSSMANS WHITE NUT CAKE

Steps:

• cream sugar and shortening.
• beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
• sift dry ingredients together
• add to creamed miixture
• add milk and vanilla
• add nuts
• fold in egg whites gently DONT OVERMIX.
• pour into greased floured 9x13 cake pan
• BAKE AT 300 DEGREES FOR 30 TO 35 MINUTES TIL TOOTHPICK COMES CLEAN.

HOMEMADE BUNS

Steps:

• Mix Yeast items and let stand in a large bowl (I like my tupperware thatsa bowl!).
• Knead out until dough is soft and does not stick to your hands.
• Cover and let rise 45 minutes.
• Punch down and let rise 30 minutes.
• Shape into buns and let rise for 2 hours.
• Bake at 375 for 15-17 minutes or until golden brown.

MOM'S 'FEATHER BUNS'

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast and sugar in first amount of warm water until foamy.
• Add yeast mixture to rest of ingredients except flour.
• Add flour in batches, stirring well in between.
• Knead until dough becomes elastic yet pliable.
• Let rise for 2 hours.
• Knead again and let rise for one hour.
• Punch down dough and shape into egg sized portions and place on a lightly greased baking sheet.
• Cover and let rise for 3 hours.
• Bake at 400F for 15-20 minutes until tops browned.

MY MOM'S STICKY CINNAMON BUNS

Steps:

• COMBINE contents of box, sugar and yeast packet in large bowl; MIX WELL.
• STIR in hot water, butter and egg until dough pulls away from sides of bowl.
• Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface.
• With greased or floured hands, shape dough into a ball.
• KNEAD dough for 5 minutes until smooth.
• Cover dough with large bowl' let rest 5 or 10 minutes.
• (skip steps 5 & 6 if making icing topped cinnamon buns).
• Make pan coating, if using, by mixing all together in a small bowl,.
• microwave for about a minute until blended.
• Make filling and set aside.
• At this point, if making stickies, spread into a buttered 9"X13" pan or two 9" pans.
• TO SHAPE roll dough to about a 10" X 15" rectangle.
• SPREAD filling mixture evenly over dough.
• Starting with narrow side, roll tightly and pinch edges to seal.
• Cut into 12 or 16 even pieces and place cut side down in prepared pans.
• Twelve look nice in the 9" X 13" pan,eight each make nice 9" pans.
• Cover loosely with plastic wrap or clean towel and let rise in a warm place 30 minute.
• Uncover rolls, bake at 375o F. for 20 to 30 minute or until golden brown.
• Cool one minute, remove from pans by flipping onto serving plate for stickies.
• You can frost right in pan when almost cool but still warm for plain cinnamon rolls.
• NOTE: prep. time includes rise time. if you have extra time, do a rise in the bowl first then go on to the shaping step. Extra rising gives a tender bread.
• The topping is only used when making sticky-style.

MOM'S AIR BUNS (ROLLS)

Steps:

• Mix the 1/2 cup warm water, yeast, and 1 tsp sugar, and allow to proof.
• Melt the lard, and mix in sugar, salt, vinegar, and warm water. When body warm, add the proofed yeast, and beat in 1 1/2 cups flour. Let rest for 15 minutes.
• Knead in approximately 3 cups more flour.
• Let dough rise till double (approximately 2 hours).
• Deflate dough, and form into buns, any size, (I make 16 large) or loaves. Rise till double (takes approximately one hour, but depends on size/shape chosen).
• Bake buns at 350°F for approximately 20 minutes.
• For ABM, in my machine, on the "dough" cycle, I use 2 teaspoons of bread machine yeast, and I reduce the water to about 1 1/2 cups, the flour to 4 cups, adding a tad more water or flour as it kneads to get a smooth,soft ball of dough. I leave the other ingredients as posted.