Overnight Buns

Carol Erbele, in memory of Florence Erbele in the Streeter, ND American Legion Auxiliary Centennial Cookbook 1905-2005

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Course Breads

Cuisine American

Servings buns

Calories 112 kcal

Ingredients

Boiled ingredients

1-1/2 cup sugar
4 cups water

Liquids

4 eggs beaten
1 cup oil
1 pkg yeast
1 tsp sugar
1/2 cup water warm

Dry ingredients

12-1/2 cup flour
3 tsp salt

Instructions

Mix ingredients

Bring 1-1/2 cups sugar and 4 cups water to a boil.
Cool to lukewarm.
Beat eggs and add 1 cup oil then add to sugar water.
Soften one package yeast and 1 tsp sugar in 1/2 cup warm water until foamy.
Mix flour and salt.
Pour liquids over flour and salt.
Oil hands and knead, adding slightly more flour if needed, until dough is no longer sticky.

Rise and knead

Set aside in a warm room.
Work down (knead) again several times over the next few hours (up to eight hours).

Shape dough

Shape into buns.
Set aside in a warm room for 7-8 hours.

Baking

Bake at 350º F for 20 minutes.

Notes

Mix about 3 p.m. and work down the dough during the afternoon and evening. Then shape into buns about 11 p.m. and bake in the morning.

Alternatively, mix early in the morning and bake in the evening.

Nutrition

Calories: 112kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 2gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 152mgPotassium: 23mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 20IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 5mgIron: 1mg