Butter Semmeln

This is a very good bread.

Butter Semmeln
Mrs. Robert Allison

1/2 cake yeast
1/4 cup warm water
1/2 cup mashed potatoes
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 cups milk, scalded
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 cups flour
2 Tablespoons butter, melted
1/4 cup confectioners sugar

Start batter in early evening. Soften yeast in water. Add mashed potatoes and 1/2 cup sugar. Let stand in warm place for 4 hours. Add butter to scalded milk and cool to lukewarm. add eggs, remaining sugar and salt and combine with yeast mixture. Sift in flour and knead thoroughly. Cover and let rise until morning. Roll to about1/4 -inch thick, brush with melted butter and cut into 2-inch squares. Turn up corners toward center. Place about 2 inches apart on greased baking sheet and let rise until light. Bake 20 minutes at 450 degrees. Remove from oven, brush with melted butter and sprinkle with confectioners sugar. Makes about 30 rolls.


Remember this was back in the year 1967.