Pershings Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp (four ¼ oz/7 g packages) active dry yeast
• 1 cup/240 ml very warm water (about 105°F/40°C)
• ½ cup/100 g sugar, plus 1 tbsp
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp ground mace
• 2 tsp iodized salt
• 4 4½ cups/550 to 620 g bread/strong flour, plus more for rolling and cutting
• ¼ cup/55 g shortening/vegetable lard, trans-fat-free preferred
• 3 large egg yolks
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp whole milk
• 1 large egg
• ½ cup/100 g sugar
• 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
• Canola oil, for frying
• Big batch Simplest vanilla glaze