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scratch - Potato Sugar Cake

Source of Recipe

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Recipe Introduction

Note listed with recipe: This is also called Moravian Sugar Cake, Moravian is a Protestant denomination from Old Salem, North Carolina, who settled there in the early 1800's.

List of Ingredients

scratch - Potato Sugar Cake

1 medium cooked potato
1/2 cup warm water
2/3 cup melted butter, separated
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 package/packet yeast
1 slightly beaten egg
1/3 cup sugar
2 - 2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
softened butter

Mash potato and measure 1/2 c. Set aside. Dissolve yeast
in warm water; let stand 5 minutes. Combine potato, egg,
1/3 c butter, sugar, and salt, mixing well. Add yeast mixture
and 1 c flour, mixing well. Gradually stir in remaining flour to
make a soft dough. Turn dough out onto a floured surface
and knead until smooth, about 2 - 3 minutes. Place in a
well-greased bowl, turning to grease the top. Cover and let
rise in a warm place, until doubled in size. (about 1 1/2 hours)
Punch dough down and divide in half, press each half into 2
well greased 8 inch square pans. Brush will softened butter.
Cover and let rise in a warm place about
45 minutes or until double in size.
Punch holes, about 2 inches apart, 3/4 through the dough
with the handle of a wooden spoon. Combine brown sugar
and cinnamon; sift evenly over dough. Drizzle with 1/3 c butter.
Bake at 400* F for about 20 minutes.
Cut into squares and serve warm.
Makes 2.


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