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love knots

(1 rating)
Recipe by
donna clark
salt lake city, UT

I got this recipe from a good friend years ago , thay make the best breakfast rolls ever. It takes a while to make but well worth the wate.

(1 rating)
yield serving(s)
prep time 1 Hr 20 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For love knots

  • 1 qt
    milk scaulede
  • 1 c
    cold mashed potatoes
  • 2 pkg
    active dry yeast
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 16 c
    flour
  • 1 c
    shortening
  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 1/2 c
    warn water and 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 c
    sugar and 3-4 teaspoons cinnamon for glaze
  • 1/2 c
    orange juice and 1 cup powdered sugar this will be for a nice glaze topping and to add flavor

How To Make love knots

  • 1
    in a guart pan scauld the first 4 ingredints; cool until lukewarm .add some flour to thicken.
  • 2
    then slowly add the rest of the flour, shortening, 1 cup sugar, warm water and 1 tsp sugar.
  • 3
    flour a bread board and knead untill a nice ball of dough forms.
  • 4
    let rise at least 1 hour until it doubles in size.
  • 5
    melt butter in a pie tin, cut dough into strips, dip into butter,then into cinnamon and sugar mixture, then tie into knots.
  • 6
    let rise about 1 hour , bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes ( watch closley ) when almost brown mix orange juice and powdered sugar for glaze, then spred over knots and bake for about 10 minutes more.
  • 7
    remove from pan and flip over immediately to prevent sticking.
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