Boxemännercher

Description
This dish is served to children, young and old, on 6th December (St. Nicholas Day) each year.

Ingredients

 * 500 g flour
 * 20 g yeast
 * 2 tbsp sugar
 * 250 ml warm milk
 * 1 pinch of salt
 * 2 eggs
 * 100 g butter

Directions

 * 1) Sift flour into a large bowl and make a well in the center for the yeast.
 * 2) Add a tbsp of sugar and a bit of warm milk.
 * 3) Mix a bit to just get the ingredients together.
 * 4) Cover and allow to rest for 15 minutes whip one egg with the butter and add to the dough along with the rest of the milk, butter and salt.
 * 5) Mix well and knead the dough.
 * 6) Leave to rise for about 20 minutes.
 * 7) Knead the dough again, then on a floured surface, make little men out of the dough and put them on parchment paper on a baking sheet.
 * 8) Allow to rise again for 20 minutes.
 * 9) Brush them with beaten egg then bake them for 20 to 30 minutes in a preheated oven at 180°C to 200°C.
 * 10) Once baked, the boxemännercher can be iced.
 * 11) Just dissolve half a cup of powdered sugar in a bit of water and brush onto the little men.