Canadian Mennonite Relief Sale Cream Buns Recipes

CANADIAN MENNONITE RELIEF SALE CREAM BUNS

Steps:

• BUNS: In heavy saucepan, heat milk over medium heat. Add 1/3 cup sugar, the shortening and salt, stirring until sugar is dissolved and shortening melted. Pour into large bowl; let cool until lukewarm.
• In small bowl, stir together water and remaining sugar, stirring to dissolve sugar; sprinkle yeast over surface. let stand in warm place for 10 minutes, until puffy. Whisk egg and yeast mixture into milk mixture. Beat in flour 1 cup at a time until smooth dough forms.
• Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface; knead in remaining flour until soft but not sticky dough forms. Knead for 8 to 10 minutes until dough is smooth and elastic. Form dough into ball; place in lightly oiled bowl, turning dough to coat with oil. Cover loosely with plastic wrap; let rise in warm, draft-free place for 1 1/2 hours or until doubled in size.
• Punch dough down; let dough rest for 10 minutes. Divide dough into 24 even-size pieces; shape into buns. Place on greased or parchment-paper lined baking sheets. Cover with damp towel; let rise at room temperature for 1 1/2 hours or until doubled in size. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Bake buns for 12 to 15 minutes until well risen and golden brown, and buns sound hollow when tapped on bases. Let buns cool on wire racks.
• CREAM FILLING: In large bowl, beat together sugar, milk and egg whites until smooth. Beat in shortening and vanilla until smooth and creamy. Split cooled buns, spread with filling and preserves and sift icing sugar over tops.
• Sara Waxman -- Canadian Back Roads and Country Cooking.

" QUICK BUNS"

Steps:

• Grease or parchment paper 1 or 2 cookie sheets, depending on the size.
• Dissolve sugar in warm water. Sprinkle yeast over liquid.
• Combine milk, salt, and butter in saucepan and heat until warm.
• Add yeast and flour. Work and knead dough for about 10 minutes.
• Cover and let rise in warm place for about 30 minutes.
• Turn on floured surface and pat to 3/4" thickness.
• Cut with round (or any shape that takes your fancy) cookie cutter and place on prepared sheets.
• Let rise in warm place for about 45 minutes or until double in size.
• I usually put some flour in a hand sieve and sprinkle the tops before baking.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

CREAM BUNS

Steps:

• NOTE: 2 tsp of dry active yeast can be substituted for the compressed yeast. sift dry yeast with flour and sugar, rub in butter, add combined lukewarm milk and water, then proceed as for recipe).
• cream yeast with 1 tsp of the sugar, add lukewarm milk, let stand 10 to 15 minutes until frothy.
• sift flour and remainging sugar into bowl, rub in butter until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
• make well in centre of dry ingredients, add yeast mixture and lukewarm water, mix to a soft dough.
• turn out on to floured surface.
• knead 5 minutes.
• put dough into lightly oiled bowl.
• cover, stand in warm place 1 hour or until dough has doubled in bulk.
• punch dough down in bowl.
• turn out on to floured surface: knead 5 minutes. divide into twelve even portions.
• knead each portion of dough into a round.
• put rounds on well greased oven tray, allowing room for spreading.
• set in warm place 10 minutes or until half doubled in size.
• brush with combined beaten egg yolk and extra water.
• bake in hot oven 10 minutes,reduce heat to moderate, bake further 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• put buns on wire rack.
• when cold, slit open, fill with raspberry jam and mock cream, dust each bun with a litle sifted icing sugar.
• Mock Cream:.
• combine water and sugar.sift over heat to dissolve sugar.bring to boil, remove from heat.
• when completely cold, beat butter and vanilla until white and fluffy, gradually pour in cold syrup, beating constantly.