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Overnight Buns Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 ¼ tsp. active dry yeast (or one packet), dissolved in 1 cup lukewarm water
2 c. warm water
2 tsp. salt
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. lard
10 c. flour, approximately
Directions:
Directions:
Start around 3 p.m. Combine the warm water, lard, sugar, and salt. Add the dissolved yeast. Mix well.

Add flour gradually, adding in enough to make a soft dough. You may not need all ten cups. Knead until smooth and elastic (about 15 minutes)

Place in a greased bowl and let rise until 6 or 7 p.m. Punch down. Let rise again until about 10 p.m.

Form into buns.

Cover with towel and let sit overnight in cool room.

Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Makes 4 dozen.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This recipe was a family favorite growing up. My dad would sometimes wake us up by running a warm, yeasty bun under our noses. I remember when John had his first overnight bun, and he, too, realized that buns aren't just for making sandwiches -- at least not these buns!

 

 

 

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