Description
This is a family favorite made easy. Preparing the dough in a bread machine saves time kneading the dough by hand. My grandmother used to make these when we would visit. Now I can make them for her.
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups warm water
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- ⅓ cup milk powder
- ¼ cup instant mashed potato flakes
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 ⅞ cups bread flour
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1 (12 ounce) can cherry pie filling
- 1 (12 ounce) can poppyseed filling
- ¼ cup butter, melted
Instructions
- Place water
- softened butter
- egg
- egg yolk
- milk powder
- potato flakes
- sugar
- salt
- flour and yeast in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select Dough cycle; press Start. Check dough after 5 minutes of mixing
- adding 1 to 2 tablespoons of water if necessary.
- When the cycle is complete
- spoon out dough with tablespoon and roll into walnut sized balls. Place 2 inches apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Cover and let rise until doubled
- about 1 hour.
- Flatten balls slightly with the palm of your and make a depression in center with your thumb. Fill with 1 tablespoon of filling. Cover and let rise for about 30 minutes. Meanwhile
- preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Bake in preheated oven for 13 to 15 minutes
- until lightly browned. Remove from oven and brush with melted butter. Cool on wire rack.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins
Servings: 24