Amish Cinnamon Buns 1994 ( Indiana)

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups warm tap water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1/2 cup unseasoned mashed potatoes (no seasonings or milk)
• 1 large egg
• 6 teaspoons active dry yeast (3 envelopes)
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 3 tablespoons powdered milk
• 3 cups all-purpose flour (first addition)
• 2 1/2-3 cups all-purpose flour (second addition)
• 1/3 cup soft butter
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup soft butter
• 1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup confectioners powdered sugar
• 1 dash salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixer place the warm water, sugar, oil, potatoes, egg and salt, mix well.
• 2 add the yeast, and combine well.
• 3 add the milk powder, and the first addition of flour.
• 4 beat for three or four minutes.
• 5 gradually add the second addition of flour, and when workable, place on a floured board, and knead for ten minutes.
• 6 grease a large bowl and place dough ball into bowl, greasing the top of dough.
• 7 cover with towel and let rise in a warm place until double about 1 1/2 hours.
• 8 punch dough down and very thoroughly break down bubbles.
• 9 form again into a ball and cover let rise in greased bowl for one more hour.
• 10 punch down and place onto a floured surface.
• 11 roll out to 15 x 14 rectangle.
• 12 spread dough with soft butter, and sprinkle a mixture of cinnamon and brown sugar over this.
• 13 tightly roll up from the long side.
• 14 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 rectngle, fill and roll.
• 15 cut into 9 one inch slices for each rectangle.
• 16 (27 rolls) place rolls into a greased 10 inch pansat least 2 inches deep.
• 17 cover and let rise for one hour.
• 18 preheat oven to 325°f.
• 19 bake for 10 minutes, raise the temperature to 350 degrees f.
• 20 and continue to bake 5 minutes longer.
• 21 remove from oven and invert onto racks.
• 22 beat all frosting ingredients, sugar, butter, flour,vanilla, and dash salt all together.
• 23 then frost tops of cooled rolls.