Sunday Surprise I Call Them Long Johns Recipes

LONG JOHNS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add milk, butter, sugar, salt and egg and 2 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough flour to form a soft dough. , Do not knead. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; roll into a 12x8-in. rectangle. Cut into 3x1-in. rectangles. Place on greased baking sheets. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 30 minutes. , In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 400°. Fry doughnuts, a few at a time, until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels. Combine glaze ingredients. Dip tops in glaze while warm.

CLASSIC CHOCOLATE LONG JOHNS RECIPE - (3.8/5)

Steps:

• Pastry: In large bowl dissolve yeast in warm water. Add cream, sugar, shortening, egg, salt, nutmeg, and flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough of the additional 1/2 C of flour to make the batter a soft dough. Will be sticky. Use any remaining flour to flour work surface and turn dough out. Knead until smooth and elastic about 6-8 minutes. Place kneaded dough into a greased bowl, cover and allow to rise in a warm spot until doubled (about an hour) Punch risen dough down and divide in half. Turn dough out onto floured surface and roll each half into a 12x6" rectangle. Cut rectangle into 3x2" rectangles. Place cut dough on greased baking sheets, cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled (about 30 minutes) In an electric skillet or deep fryer heat oil to 375. Fry the pastries until golden brown on both sides. Set fried pastries on paper towels to drain and cool. Prepare frosting: In microwave or over a double boiler melt chocolate and butter. Stir until smooth. Stir in remaining ingredients and spread over completely cooled pastries.

LONG JOHN

Steps:

• 1. Melt butter in a saucepan and stir in sugar. Cool. Add eggs and beat well, add remaining ingredients. Spread in greased pan. Bake at 400 for about 30 minutes. Cut in long bars while hot.

LONG JOHNS

Steps:

• Cream together shortening, butter and sugar until light.
• Blend in molasses and egg.
• Dissolve soda in boiling water and add to mixture.
• Add vanilla.
• Mix dry ingredients and add gradually, mixing well to make a soft dough.
• Roll out to 1/4 inch thickness.
• A little more flour may be added, only enough to make dough easy to handle.
• Cut and place on greased cookie sheets.
• Bake 375 8-10 mins.

SUNDAY SURPRISE (I CALL THEM LONG JOHNS )

Steps:

• I use my stand mixer, Mix sugar, butter, salt, and water.
• Add 2 cups water and mix well.
• Add yeast and eggs mix well. Change to bread hook.
• Add 4 cups more flour to make sticky dough.
• Pour on to flour ed surface knead dough till no longer sticky about five minutes.
• Put in greased large bowl let raise 1 hour or till double in size.
• Remove from bowl put on floured surface roll out till about 1 inch thick. Cut in long strips about 3in. Longx 2 in. Wide.
• Let raise on greased cookie sheet till double covered.
• In a heavy pan or a flyer fry till golden brown, drain on paper towels till cool frost with favorite frosting.
• I fry about 3 at a time