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In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the cream, sugar, shortening, egg, salt, nutmeg and 3 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky). Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about
1 hour. Punch dough down’ divide in half. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; roll each half into a 12-in. x 6 in. rectangle. Cut into 3-in. x 2-in. rectangles. Place on greased baking sheets. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 30 minutes. In an electric skillet or deep fryer, heat oil to 375 degrees.
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Fry long johns, a few at a time, until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels. For maple frosting, combine brown sugar and butter in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat; stir in cream and maple flavoring. Add the powdered sugar; beat for 1 minute or until smooth. Frost cooled long johns. For chocolate frosting, in a microwave melt chocolate and butter. Stir until smooth. Stir in remaining ingredients. Spread over cooled long johns; let stand until set.
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