Potato Refrigerator Kolaches Dough

Total Time: 48 hrs 12 mins Preparation Time: 48 hrs Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 cup potato, hot mashed
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup water, cold
• 1/2 cup milk, powdered
• 2 teaspoons yeast
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 4 1/3 cups flour, divided

Recipe

• 1 boil and mash potatoes.
• 2 while hot add potato water.
• 3 mash so there are no lumps; add butter.
• 4 add cold water with the powdered milk, sugar and eggs.
• 5 add yeast when not too hot.
• 6 add 2 cups flour; mix.
• 7 add rest of flour; mix until smooth.
• 8 put in a covered container so that it is only 1/4 full.
• 9 put in refrigerator overnight.
• 10 next day make buns size of walnut; put on cookie sheet.
• 11 work with dough while cold.
• 12 if you don't want to work with all the dough at one time, return rest to refrigerator and use next day; this dough is supposed to last in refrigerator for 6 days.
• 13 grease the buns with pure lard or oil.
• 14 let rise until nearly double.
• 15 make dents in the center and put in the filling.
• 16 bake at 450 degrees fahrenheit for 10 to 12 minutes until golden brown.
• 17 remove from oven; grease with shortening; cool.
• 18 if to be frozen, cool slightly and pack in air tight contaners.
• 19 before they get too cold, freeze; if packed slightly warm it keeps in the freshness.