Potato Butter Semmel Rolls

Ingredients

• 1 cup mashed potatoes
• ¾ cup shortening
• ½ cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cake yeast
• 1 cup warm water
• 6 cups flour
• butter for topping
• melted butter for brushing
• powdered sugar
• cinnamon

Method

1. 1 In a mixing bowl, beat mashed potatoes, shortening, sugar, and salt until creamy. Add eggs and yeast dissolved in warm water. Stir in 2 cups flour to make a thin batter.
2. 2 Cover and let the batter rise overnight. Once risen, stir in 4 cups of flour to form a stiff dough.
3. 3 Roll dough to ½-inch thickness on a floured board. Cut into squares the size of soda crackers.
4. 4 Bring the four corners of each square to the center and pinch together. Place a small piece of butter on top of each.
5. 5 Place on greased baking sheets 2 inches apart. Let rise in a warm place until very light.
6. 6 Bake in a 400°F oven for 15 to 20 minutes. While hot, brush with melted butter and dust with powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar.