Ingredients
1 cup potatoes, mashed
1 cup sugar
2 each yeast cakes
1 cup shortening
4 each eggs
1 salt
1 flour
Directions
Soften yeast in lukewarm water. At noon, mix pototes, sugar, yeast and
salt. Beat together and let stand until real light. Add shortening,
eggs and flour enough to stiffen. Let rise until bedtime, make into
biscuits, let rise in cool place until morning (should be double
their size.) Before putting into oven brush with butter, flour and
cinnamon, thoroughly mixed and sprinkled with sugar.
Note: No time or temperature given. Try hot 400 - 450 F. oven for
about 15 minutes.
Source: Mrs. Fred J. Ebright, Valley College Grange, Wayne County, OH
Mrs. John Wirt, Moreland Grange, Wayne County, OH
Servings: 1 servings
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Categories: Vegetable
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