1 package dry yeast (2 1/4 tsp)
1/4 cup warm water
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup butter
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs, beaten
4 to 4 1/2 cups flour
1/2 stick butter, melted
1 peeled potato- mashed- cubed- in microwave
Pour warm water over yeast in mixing bowl. Let stand. Scald (heat until just before it starts to bubble) milk in saucepan and remove from heat. Melt 1/2 cup butter in microwave and add to milk in saucepan. Stir in salt and sugar. pour into mixing bowl with yeast, add beaten eggs and mix well. Add potato. Add flour and knead with dough hook for 2 to 3 minutes. Cover bowl with a dish towel and let rise for 3 to 4 hours.
Melt 1/4 cup of butter. Grease 2 cookie sheets. Divide dough in half (it will be sticky). Roll half of the dough out on a floured surface into a 12'' circle. Spread half of the melted butter on top with a pastry brush and cut into 12 slices with a pizza cutter. Roll each slice up "croissant-style" and place on a cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining half of dough. Let rise again for 4 to 5 hours. Bake for 9 minutes at 375 degrees.
1/4 cup warm water
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup butter
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs, beaten
4 to 4 1/2 cups flour
1/2 stick butter, melted
1 peeled potato- mashed- cubed- in microwave
Pour warm water over yeast in mixing bowl. Let stand. Scald (heat until just before it starts to bubble) milk in saucepan and remove from heat. Melt 1/2 cup butter in microwave and add to milk in saucepan. Stir in salt and sugar. pour into mixing bowl with yeast, add beaten eggs and mix well. Add potato. Add flour and knead with dough hook for 2 to 3 minutes. Cover bowl with a dish towel and let rise for 3 to 4 hours.
Melt 1/4 cup of butter. Grease 2 cookie sheets. Divide dough in half (it will be sticky). Roll half of the dough out on a floured surface into a 12'' circle. Spread half of the melted butter on top with a pastry brush and cut into 12 slices with a pizza cutter. Roll each slice up "croissant-style" and place on a cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining half of dough. Let rise again for 4 to 5 hours. Bake for 9 minutes at 375 degrees.
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