Ingredients
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2 packages yeast
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1/2 cup water
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1/2 cup warm milk
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3/4 cup mashed potatoes
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1/2 cup sugar
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1 1/4 teaspoons salt
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1/2 cup butter
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2 eggs
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2 teaspoons cinnamon
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1 teaspoon nutmeg
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1 teaspoon ground cloves
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1 1/2 cups raisins (or 1 1/2 cup mixed raisins and citron)
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1 egg yolk
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1 cup powdered sugar
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4 1/2 cups flour
Instructions
- Combine yeast, water, and milk; stir well.
- Mix with, potatoes, sugar, salt, butter, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and raisins.
- Beat in flour by cups.
- Knead 5 minutes.
- Let rise 1 1/2 hours.
- Punch down and divide in half 5 times, for 32 pieces of dough.
- Fold the corners in to make balls.
- Snip a cross onto the top of each ball.
- Let rise for 40 minutes.
- Brush with egg yolk and water.
- Bake 20 minutes at 375.
- While the buns are baking, combine milk, sugar, and vanilla to make icing.
- When buns are cool, drizzle icing over cross.