Boston Bun (Mashed Potato)

[judydawn]

Dede, how long does this stay fresh.  It is not yeast but bought yeast buns go stale so quickly - is this the same?  I'd freeze it as I'd be the only one eating it.

[dede]

Gee Judy thats hard to say as its only lasting a day or 2 before its gone here lol, but Im guessing it would last several days because its more like a moist fruit cake than a fruit bread like the bakery ones that need eating in the first day.

[dede]

My DH decided to buy a Boston Bun from our Veggie Van that visits our house, He said it was stale and not half as nice as the ones I make and he paid $4.50 for half the size. Well I say serve him self right for wasting the money when I can whip him one up in a matter of minutes. He wont be buying another one in a hurry lol.

[judydawn]

Hear hear    Guess he won't do that again Mandi.

[Chelsea (Thermie Groupie)]

This is a brilliant recipe Mandi!!!  Thanks so much for sharing it with us.  I made a bun for afternoon tea today as we had my family come to visit and it was just beautiful. My Dad had 3 big slices and we nearly polished the whole thing off.  The funny thing is that my Dad wouldn't have touched it if he had of known it was made with mashed potato.

[dede]

That's great Chelsea,
I'm glad you all enjoyed it. They don't last long here either.
By the way I have used cold mashed potato in making this and it doesn't seem to make any difference even though the recipe asks for warm mash potato which is great as I often have some left over potato from the night before.

[Chelsea (Thermie Groupie)]

I made the mash just for this recipe and used a little cream and butter in with it (naughty I know).  I cooked the potatoes in the basket and when cooking I rinsed the jug in cold water before tipping the potatoes into the bowl to mash. I should have also written that mine took quite a while to cook through - perhaps closer to an hour. This will be a big favourite in our family!!! 

[dede]

decided to make the Boston Bun recipe today as I haven't made one for several weeks, My DH was over the moon as he loves them. Got the builder coming again tomorrow so will try and save some for him for his morning tea.

[dede]

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I am just steaming some potatoes now ready to make this recipe. I'm interested to see how the convection microwave goes with cooking this. Too long and it starts to burn around the edges and not enough will make it uncooked in the middle. Will report back when done.

[JuliaC83]

This is fabulous!!!! I've cooked and iced two - one to eat and one in the freezer for when visitors drop by. Very tasty and moist unlike shop bought ones. Extremely easy to make Thank you!

[dede]

Glad you liked it. I must make this again as DH really enjoys it.

[Kimmyh]

Made this yesterday and it was lovely. Very quick and easy. Thank you will be making again.

[Amy :-)]

Hm, this looks like another one to try I like that it has no butter in it, and since potato is a vegetable I reckon this bun is nearly healthy

[Kimmyh]

You obviously didn't read how much sugar is in it Amy.
Still worth trying though.

[meganjane]

Off to make this right now for DH's lunch box tomorrow. Oven is already on cooking a Moroccan Lamb dish.