Cinnamon Potato Buns - Hilton Park, County Monaghan, Ireland
- 12 small russet potato, peeled and diced (about 4 ounces)
- 12 cup milk
- 14 cup butter, room temperature, but into pieces
- 14 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 (1/4 ounce) envelope quick-rising yeast
- 14 cup warm water (120 F to 130 F)
- 4 14 cups all-purpose flour (approximately)
- 12 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup pecans, chopped (original recipe calls for walnuts)
- 34 cup raisins
- 12 cup golden brown sugar (packed)
- 12 cup melted butter, cooled
- Dough:.
- Cook potato in small saucepan of boiling water until very tender, about 15 minutes.
- Drain potato.
- Transfer to processor and puree until smooth.
- Add milk, butter, sugar and salt to processor and blend well.
- Mix in egg.
- Add yeast and warm water and process to blend.
- Mix in enough flour, 1 cup at a time, to form soft dough.
- Transfer dough to floured surface.
- Knead until smooth and elastic, about 6 minutes.
- Butter large bowl.
- Form dough into ball; add to bowl and turn to coat with butter.
- Cover bowl with plastic wrap, then towl.
- Let dough rise in warm draft-free area until doubled in volume, about 1 1/2 hours.
- Filling:.
- Butter two 13x9x2-inch baking pans.
- Mix first 2 ingredients in small bowl.
- Punch down dough.
- Roll dough out onto floured surface to 18x12-inch rectangle.
- Sprinkle cinnamon mixture over dough, leaving 1-inch border on all sides.
- Sprinkle nuts, raisins, and brown sugar evenly over dough.
- Drizzle with melted butter.
- Starting at 1 long side, roll up tightly jelly roll style.
- Cut roll crosswise into 18 slices.
- Arrange 9 dough slices, cut side down, in each prepared pan, spacing evenly.
- Cover pans with plastic wrap, then kitchen towl.
- Let buns rise in warm draft-free area until puffed and almost doubled, about 45 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375F Bake buns uncovered until golden brown, about 25 minutes.
- Cool on rack 5 minutes before serving.
- (Can be prepared 2 weeks ahead.
- Cool cinnamon buns completely.
- Wrap tightly in foil and freeze.
- Thaw; rewarm, still wrapped, in 350F oven about 10 minutes.
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russet potato, milk, butter, sugar, salt, egg, yeast, water, flour, sugar, ground cinnamon, pecans, raisins, golden brown sugar, butter
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cinnamon-potato-buns-hilton-park-county-monaghan-ireland-381161 (may not work)