Easter: Easter Buns ( Yeast Scones)
Source of Recipe
Hamilton House Bed & Breakfast, Whitewater, WI
List of Ingredients
18 cups of Flour
2 ½ cups of Brown Sugar
2 ½ cups of White Sugar
1 ½ lbs of butter
3 cups of Butter flavor Crisco
4 t of cinnamon
3 t of nutmeg
1 T of Salt
Recipe
Cut shotening and butter into dry ingredients. Press into bowl forming a well.
Mix - 2 pkgs of yeast into ¼ cup of warm water
1 ½ cups of warm milk
8 eggs ( reserving three egg whites)
Pour liquid ingredients into well. Cover with some of the butter mixture to form a sponge. Let rise one hour.
Mix in 1 lb of Currents. Let rise two hours. Prepare glaze with reserved egg whites and one cup of Brown sugar.
Roll out to 1 ¼ inch thick. Cut into small circles. Bake at 325* F for 20 minutes.
Immediately glaze with egg white mixture.
Cool and store in airtight container.