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Moravian Sugar Cake is made with a sweet yeast dough enriched with mashed potatoes. The dough is left to rise in a flat pan, and just before baking, deep wells are formed in the surface of the dough with the finger tips, and a mixture of butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon is loaded on top. 

Moravian Sugar Cake

potatoes

yeast

water

milk, scalded

sugar

salt

butter

eggs, slightly beaten

All purpose flour

brown sugar

butter (or more if needed)

Cinnamon

Peel and cook until tender enough potatoes to make 1 cup mashed potatoes

Soak yeast in 2/3 cup warm water.

To scalded milk, add sugar, salt and 1/2 cup butter, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Cool until lukewarm

Add the mashed potatoes, yeast and eggs and beat until smooth

Add flour and knead 10 minutes using more flour as dough becomes sticky

Place in a greased bowl (spray bowl and dough lightly with cooking spray).  Place in a warm (80F) and let rise about 1-1/4 hours or until doubled in bulk

Roll into 3 cakes 11 inches by 15 inches and put each on a lightly greased cookie sheet

Brush tops with melted butter or shortening. Cover and let rise to 3/4 inch thickness

Sprinkle tops with light brown sugar

Punch dough with thumb to make deep (but not through) indentations in dough one inch apart across entire top. Place a 1/4 inch square cube of butter in each hole (use more butter if you have more dents than cubes)

Lightly drizzle some melted butter over top. Sprinkle with cinnamon

Bake at 350F for 20 to 25 minutes

Moravian Black Walnut Cookies

unsalted butter (1 stick), softened to room teperature

eggs, room temperature

Tablespoon baking soda white vinegar

black walnuts (not English walnuts)

all purpose flour

Cream butter and sugar until well blended.  Add remaining ingredients, mix well.

Roll into logs about 1-1/2 inches in diameter.

Refrigerate until completely chilled (or freeze), then cut into 1/4 inch slices with sharp knife.

Place on parchment lined cookie sheets.

Bake 325F degrees for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned around the edges.

Cool on wire racks.

OPTIONAL: Roll the logs in additional finely chopped black walnuts before wrapping and chilling.

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