Potato Refrigerator Dough Recipes

MY NEW BEST FRIEND - REFRIGERATOR DOUGH

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in warm water in large bowl. Stir in potatoes, sugar, shortening, eggs, salt, and 3 c. of the flour. Beat until smooth. Mix in enough remaining flour to make dough easy to handle. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface, knead until smooth and elastic; about 5 minutes. Place in large greased bowl; turn greased side up. Cover bowl tightly; refrigerate at least 8 hours but no longer than 5 days.
• From here you can make anything. Each time you pull the dough out of the fridge just punch down the dough and take out what you need. With one batch of dough I made 4 huge hamburger buns and two full sized pizza crusts. Here are my pizzas:
• The pizza was great and the kids and I loved it. I'm not going to say that this rivals the crust of New York pizzerias but it beats bread in a can and it's a lot cheaper too.
• Here are instructions for all sorts of other kinds of bread made with this dough. Also feel free to substitute some whole wheat flour for all-purpose to make it healthier.
• Brown-and-Serve Rolls: shape dough as directed in any recipe below. Let rise 1 hour. Heat oven to 275°. Bake 20 minutes (do not brown). Remove from pans, cool to room temperature. Wrap in aluminum foil and store in refrigerator no longer than 8 days or freeze no longer than 2 months. At serving time, pre-heat oven to 400°, bake until brown, 8 to 12 minutes.
• Casseroles: shape ¼ of dough into 1-inch balls. Place in lightly greased round layer pan, 9 X 1 ½ inches. Brush with softened margarine, let rise 1 hour. Heat oven to 400° and bake about 15 minutes until golden brown. 3 dozen rolls.
• Cloverleaf Rolls: shape ¼ of dough into 1-inch balls. Place 3 balls in each greased muffin cup. Brush with softened margarine, let rise one hour. Heat oven to 400° and bake about 15 - 20 minutes until golden brown. 1 dozen rolls.
• Crescent Rolls: roll ¼ of dough into a 12-inch circle on a floured surface. Lightly spread with softened margarine. Cut into 16 wedges. Roll up tightly beginning at rounded edges, stretching dough as it is rolled. Place rolls with points underneath on a greased cookie sheet, curving slightly. Let rise one hour. Heat oven to 400° and bake about 15 minutes until golden brown. 16 rolls.
• Fan Tans: roll ¼ of dough into a 13X9 inch rectangle on a well-floured surface. Spread with softened margarine. Cut lengthwise into 6 strips, each about 1 ½ inches wide. Stack strips evenly; cut into 12 pieces, each about an inch wide. Place cut sides down in greased muffin cups. Brush with softened margarine. Let rise one hour. Heat oven to 400° and bake about 15 - 20 minutes until golden brown.
• 1 dozen rolls.
• Four-Leaf Clovers: shape ¼ of dough into 2-inch balls. Place each ball into a greased muffin cup. With scissors, snip each ball completely into halves, then into quarters. Brush with softened margarine. Let rise one hour. Heat oven to 400° and bake about 15 - 20 minutes until golden brown. 1 dozen rolls.
• Pan Biscuits: use half of dough recipe. Roll dough into 13X9 rectangle on a well-floured surface. Place in greased, oblong pan (13X9X2). Cut dough into rectangles, each about 3X2 ½ inches. Brush with softened margarine. Let rise one hour. Heat oven to 400° and bake about 25 minutes until golden brown. 15 rolls.
• Parker House Rolls: roll ¼ of dough into a 12X9 rectangle on a well-floured surface. Cut into 3-inch circles with a floured cutter. Brush with softened margarine. Make a crease across each circle; fold so top half slightly overlaps bottom half. Press edges together. Place close to each other in a greased square 9X9X2 pan. Brush with softened margarine. Let rise one hour. Heat oven to 400° and bake about 15 - 20 minutes until golden brown. 1 dozen rolls.
• Leftover Turnovers: prepare ¼ dough as if for Parker house Rolls. After cutting into 3-inch circles, roll out to 4-5 inch circles. Make crease, fill bottom half with 2-3 tbsp. of leftovers. Fold over and press edges together. Let rise 30 minutes. Heat oven to 400° and bake about 15 - 20 minutes until golden brown

MAKE-AHEAD POTATO BREAD

Steps:

• In large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. (If you've just cooked the potatoes, use 1 1/2 cups of warm potato water.) Stir in potatoes, sugar, butter, salt, eggs and 3 cups of the flour. Beat with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Beat on medium speed 1 minute, scraping bowl frequently. Stir in enough remaining flour to make dough easy to handle.
• Place dough on lightly floured surface; gently roll in flour to coat. Knead about 5 minutes or until dough is smooth and springy. Grease large bowl with shortening or spray with cooking spray. Place dough in bowl, turning dough to grease all sides. Cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 8 hours but no longer than 5 days.
• Gently push fist into dough to deflate. Divide dough into 2 equal pieces for loaves or 4 equal pieces for rolls. Shape and bake as directed below.

POTATO REFRIGERATOR KOLACHES DOUGH

Steps:

• Boil and mash potatoes.
• While hot add potato water.
• Mash so there are no lumps; add butter.
• Add cold water with the powdered milk, sugar and eggs.
• Add yeast when not too hot.
• Add 2 cups flour; mix.
• Add rest of flour; mix until smooth.
• Put in a covered container so that it is only 1/4 full.
• Put in refrigerator overnight.
• Next day make buns size of walnut; put on cookie sheet.
• Work with dough while cold.
• 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.
• Grease the buns with pure lard or oil.
• Let rise until nearly double.
• Make dents in the center and put in the filling.
• Bake at 450 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 to 12 minutes until golden brown.
• Remove from oven; grease with shortening; cool.
• If to be frozen, cool slightly and pack in air tight contaners.
• Before they get too cold, freeze; if packed slightly warm it keeps in the freshness.

REFRIGERATOR POTATO ROLLS

Steps:

• In large mixing bowl thoroughly mix 2 cups flour and yeast. In pan heat milk, shortening, sugar and salt until warm (115 - 120 degrees). Stir in potatoes.
• Add to dry mixture in bowl.
• Add eggs.
• Beat at low speed for 1/2 minute. Beat 3 minutes at high speed.
• By hand stir in enough remaining flour to make a soft dough.
• Place dough in greased bowl; turn once to grease surface. Cover and refrigerate several hours or up to 1 week.
• To use dough, grease 13 x 9-inch pan.
• Makes 32 rolls.
• Cover and let rise about 45-60 minutes.
• Bake at 375 for 25 - 30 minutes.

KATE'S SWEET POTATO REFRIGERATOR ROLLS

Steps:

• Lightly grease a large bowl with vegetable oil and set aside.
• Heat the milk and butter in a large saucepan over medium heat, stirring regularly, just until the butter melts and the milk is scalded. Add 3/4 cup of the sugar and the salt and stir until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and let cool to lukewarm.
• Combine the yeast and remaining 1 teaspoon sugar in a bowl. Stir in the warm water and set aside in a warm place for about 5 minutes, until the yeast froths and doubles in size. Add the yeast mixture to the milk-butter mixture and stir to combine.
• Place the potato and eggs in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the dough hook and beat until smooth and well combined. (Or place them in a large bowl and mix with a wooden spoon.) Add the milk-yeast mixture to the potato mixture and beat to mix.
• Slowly add 6 1/2 cups of the flour and mix until incorporated, stopping several times to scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl. If the dough is too sticky, add the remaining 1/2 cup flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the desired consistency is reached. Beat or knead 3 to 4 minutes more; the dough will be sticky (it will firm up after being chilled).
• With lightly floured hands, turn the dough into the oiled bowl, turning several times to coat the dough lightly with the oil. Cover loosely with a clean cloth and let rise in a warm place for about 2 hours, or in the refrigerator overnight, until doubled in size.
• Lightly grease 2 rimmed baking sheets.
• If the dough has been refrigerated, let rest at room temperature for 15 to 20 minutes before proceeding. Punch down the dough, turn it onto a lightly floured surface, and cut in half. Roll half the dough about 1/2 inch thick. Lightly flour a 2- to 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter and cut the rolls, leaving as little space between each cut as possible and pressing down just once for each roll; do not twist the cutter. If the dough begins to stick to the cutter, dip the cutter in a little flour. Gather the excess dough, reroll once, and cut as many rolls from it as possible. Repeat with the remaining half of the dough or refrigerate until ready to use.
• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• Arrange the rolls on the prepared baking sheets so they just barely touch. Brush the tops lightly with the melted butter. Fold the rolls in half, pressing gently at the center point so they stick together.
• Cover loosely with a clean cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, 30 to 40 minutes. Uncover the rolls and bake for 12 to 14 minutes, until golden brown. Remove from the oven and serve warm.
• A nice trick that makes for easy entertaining but still results in hot-out of-the-oven rolls is to parbake the rolls ahead of time. Up to 5 or 6 hours in advance, bake the rolls at 375°F for 8 to 10 minutes, until firm but not golden brown. Store at room temperature and then, when ready to serve, return the rolls to a preheated 400°F oven and bake for 4 to 5 minutes, just until light brown. Remove from the oven and serve warm.
• Phoebe Lawless of Scratch bakery makes the most incredible farmstead "pigs-in-blankets" with really fresh local sausage wrapped and baked in buttery pastry. It's a great use for the little bits of dough left from rolling and cutting biscuits and rolls that you wouldn't otherwise use. Wrap the dough around 2- to 3-inch sausage links, arrange on a rimmed baking sheet, and bake in a preheated 375°F oven just until the dough is puffy and light brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Serve warm with spicy mustard for dipping.

POTATO REFRIGERATOR DOUGH

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in warm water. Stir in sugar, salt, butter, eggs, potatoes and 4 cups of the flour. Beat until smooth. Mix in enough remaining flour to make dough easy to handle. Use dough hook for electric mixer to knead for 5 minutes. Place in buttered bowl; turn buttered side up. Cover bowl tightly; refrigerate at least 8 hours or until ready to use. (Dough can be kept up to 5 days in refrigerator at 45 degrees or below. Keep covered.) Punch down dough; divide into 4 parts. Use 1/4 of dough in each of the Variations. Let rise 1 1/2 hours before baking. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Bake rolls 15 - 25 minutes. Variations Crescents Roll dough into 12-inch circle, about 1/4 inch thick. Spread with soft butter. Cut into 16 wedges. Roll up, beginning at rounded edge. Place rolls, with point underneath, on greased baking sheet. Curve slightly. Brush with butter. 16 rolls Fan Tans Roll dough into rectangle, 13x9 inches. Spread with soft butter. Cut crosswise into 6 strips, 1 1/2 inches wide. Stack strips evenly; cut into 12 pieces, about 1 inch wide. Place cut side down in greased muffin cups; brush with butter. 12 rolls