Thursday, November 13, 2008

Sunday Rolls

Sunday Rolls

2 TB yeast
1 ¼ cup water
½ cup shortening (or butter or margarine)
½ cup sugar
3 eggs, beaten
4 ½ cups flour
2 tsp salt

Soften yeast in water. Add shortening, sugar, and beaten eggs. Mix well. Add salt and flour and knead to make a soft dough. Let rise until double. At this point you have several options:
  • You can punch it down and put it in the fridge
  • Form the rolls and put them in the fridge
  • Form the rolls, let them rise, and cook them
  • Form the rolls, let them rise about half way, then let them rise in the fridge, remove them, let them warm up, then cook them.
  • Form the rolls, put them in the fridge, then take them out, and let them warm and rise, then cook them
Cook at 350* Makes 24 rolls.

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