INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

Use Grated Raw Potato Starter  Empty starter from glass jar into large
mixing bowl (do not use metal  or plastic).  Add 1-1/2 cups cold water
and 1-1/2 cups white flour.  Beat thoroughly. Cover tightly (clinging
transparent wrap is good)  and set in warm place (about 80) overnight.
Wash and scald starter  jar and lid. Allow to air out overnight. In the
morning stir the  starter thoroughly. Pour off 2 cups and set aside.
Pour remaining 2  cups into glass jar, cover and return to
refrigerator. Mix the 1/2  cup warm water, 1 tsp. sugar, 1/2 tsp.
ginger and 1 pkg. yeast. Set  in warm place until foaming nicely. Pour
the 2 cups reserved starter  into mixing bowl.  Add 1 cup dried skim
milk. Beat the egg yolks (the  more yolks the more tender and flaky the
texture) in a measuring cup  and add enough warm water to make 2 cups.
Add to the starter mixture  with 1/2 cups sugar and 3 cups white flour.
Beat well. Add the dry  yeast mixture as soon as it is ready and beat
thoroughly. Add 1/2  cups soft lard, 1-1/2 tsp. salt and 3 cups white
flour. Stir until  the dough clears the bowl. Spread the remaining 2
cups white flour on  the pastry board. Turn out dough and knead
thoroughly using a little  more flour if necessary to make a smooth
nonsticky but not to stiff  dough. Return to the bowl. Grease top of
dough, cover and set in warm  place to rise. When light turn out dough
and knead well. Divide into  four even portions to make up in the
following ways:  Old World Lemon  Cookies, Grenadine Slices, Cardamom
Rolls and Raisin Log.  (If  fillings have been prepared ahead of time
and the other ingredients  needed set out while the dough is rising it
will take only about 20  minutes to get all of these made up and into
the pans. If they are  made in order listed they will be ready for oven
at spaced intervals.)  From: Breads and Coffee Cakes with Homemade
Starters Shared By: Pat  Stockett  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster
collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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