Pennsylvania Dutch Recipes

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH “UNDER THE COW HANKS MILK.” Sweets and Rolls LITTLE COFFEE CAKES (Kleina Kaffee Kuchen) ½ cup shortening, half butter 3 cups flour, sifted 2 whole eggs and 2 egg yolks 3 tblsp. sugar ¼ cup cream ¼ cup milk 1 yeast cake Dissolve yeast cake in ¼ cup of warm milk, add 2 tablespoons of flour and stand in warm place to rise. Cream butter and sugar, add salt and the eggs, beaten in one at a time. Add the sponge containing the yeast, the lukewarm cream and the sifted flour. Grease muffin pans and sift a little flour over them. Fill pans about ⅔ full with the batter. Set in a warm place until dough rises to the top of the pans. Bake in hot oven (400-f) for 25 minutes. BUTTER SEMMELS 1 cup mashed potatoes ¾ cup shortening, ½ butter 1 cup sugar 1 tsp. salt 2 eggs 1 yeast cake 1 cup warm water 6 cups flour In a mixing bowl put warm mashed potatoes, shortening, sugar and salt. Beat to a cream and add 2 eggs, the yeast cake dissolved in cup of lukewarm water. Use about 2 cups of