Spoon Buns

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (.25 ounce) envelope active dry yeast
• 1/3 cup warm water (100 to 110 degrees)
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 1 teaspoon caraway seed
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs 20 mins


• sprinkle the yeast over the warm water in a small bowl. let stand for a few minutes so the yeast can dissolve. in a separate bowl, combine sugar, shortening, caraway, salt, and nutmeg. heat the milk in a small saucepan just until a skin forms on the top. remove from the heat and stir into the shortening mixture. allow to cool to lukewarm so that it will not kill the yeast.
• stir the egg and yeast into the bowl with the milk and gradually mix in the flour using a sturdy wooden spoon until the you get a stiff batter. cover loosely and set aside in a warm place to rise until doubled in size, about 45 minutes.
• grease the cups of a muffin tin, and spoon batter into the cups filling half way full. let rise again in a warm place until the dough rises above the top of the cups, about 1 hour.
• preheat the oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c).
• bake the rolls in the preheated oven until golden brown on top, 12 to 15 minutes.