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Homemade Long John Rolls

Long John Rolls

Traditional Amish Winter Treat
4 from 3 votes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American, Amish

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup lukewarm water
  • 2 packages active dry yeast
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 eggs large beaten
  • ½ cup margarine
  • cup sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • pinch ground nutmeg
  • 7 cups bread flour
  • vegetable shortening

Frosting

  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • ½ cup milk

Instructions
 

  • POUR the water into asmall bowl, and then add the yeast and stir until completely dissolved. Setaside.
  • Scald the milk and let cool to lukewarm
  • Add the milk to the dissolved yeast
  • BLEND together the eggs,margarine, sugar, salt, and nutmeg until well blended, and then add to the milkand yeast mixture.
  • .  Gradually add the flouruntil the dough is elastic and easy to handle.
  • Put in a warm place.
  • Cover with waxed paper andlet rise until double in size, about 2 hours.
  • Punch down and divide thedough into two large pieces.
  • Roll out each piece to a¾-inch thickness and cut into 7-inch-long oblong pieces.
  • LET rise again.
  • Heat vegetable shortening in a deep pan to adepth of 2 to 3 inches until very hot
  • Fry the rolls in batches until golden, 2 minuteson each side

FROSTING

  • Cream the butter with the vanilla and 1 cup ofthe powdered sugar in a medium bowl
  • Gradually add the milk andthe remaining powdered sugar and stir until smooth.
  • Frosting may be added ifdesired, once the rolls have cooled
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