Butter Horns

Recipe from my husband's Grandmother - Verna Nicholson

~from Savoring Time in the Kitchen

3 cups milk

1 cup sugar

1 cup butter or margarine

1 tablespoon salt

3 packages yeast

1 cup warm water

4 eggs, beaten

6 cups flour (more as needed)

Scald milk, stir in butter, sugar and salt.  Cool to lukewarm.  Dissolve yeast in the cup of warm water.  Stir into the milk mixture, add eggs and the flour, 2 - 3 cups at a time, until the dough is stiff.  Knead well.  Put in a greased bowl, cover with a kitchen towel and let rise until doubled.  Punch down the dough and allow to rise a second time. 

Cut the dough into two pieces and then each piece into 3rds.  Pat each 3rd into a round pie-like shape and spread with a good amount of streusel.  Cut into 8 pieces.  Roll each piece into a crescent, starting at the wide end and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment or silicone liner.  Cover lightly and allow to double in size. 

Bake for about 5 minutes in a preheated, 350F oven. 

Spread with powdered sugar frosting after they have cooled but are still slightly warm. 

Streusel:

2 cups brown sugar

2 cups flour

1-1/2 sticks of butter or margarine