homemade yeast rolls

How To Make homemade yeast rolls

• 1

  IN A LARGE BOWL, ADD 1 1/4 CUP FLOUR AND YEAST. MIX WITH WHISK UNTIL COMBINED. SET ASIDE
• 2

  IN A SAUCEPAN, OVER MEDIUM HEAT, ADD MILK, SUGAR AND SHORTENING. STIR CONSTANTLY UNTIL SHORTENING HAS MELTED. DO NOT BOIL. ( CHECK ON THE BACK OF YOUR YEAST PACKAGE TO SEE HOW HOT THIS LIQUID NEEDS TO BE. IT'S USUALLY BETWEEN 115-130 DEGREES. USE A COOKING THERMOMETER IF NEEDED)
• 3

  POUR MILK MIXTURE INTO FLOUR MIXTURE.
• 4

  ADD IN THE EGG.
• 5

  BEAT ON LOW SPEED FOR 1 MINUTE AND THEN ON HIGH SPEED FOR THREE MINUTES. ( THIS WILL HELP GET THEM LIGHT AND FLUFFY)
• 6

  NEXT, ADD IN THE SALT AND THE REST OF THE FLOUR ( 2 CUPS)
• 7

  USE YOUR HANDS OR A RUBBER SPATULA TO MIX IN THE FLOUR UNTIL A SOFT BALL OF DOUGH FORMS.
• 8

  GREASE A BOWL WITH VEGETABLE OIL AND PLACE THE BALL OF DOUGH INTO IT. COVER AND REFRIGERATE FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS.
• 9

  REMOVE FROM REFRIGERATOR AND PUNCH DOWN THE DOUGH WITH YOUR FIST TO RELEASE THE AIR.
• 10

  SPREAD A THIN LAYER OF MELTED BUTTER IN THE BOTTOM OF A 9X13 PAN.
• 11

  TAKE A CHUCK OF DOUGH AND FORM IT INTO YOUR DESIRED SHAPE. (DIP THE DOUGH IN BUTTER OR BRUSH ON THE BUTTER.) AND PLACE IT INTO THE PAN.
• 12

  NEXT COVER THE PAN WITH A THIN KITCHEN TOWEL AND LET SIT IN A WARM PLACE FOR AT LEAST 1 1/2 HOURS. (WAIT TO BAKE THEM UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO SERVE YOUR MEAL SO THEY WILL BE PIPING HOT.
• 13

  BAKE FOR 10-14 MINUTES OR UNTIL GOLDEN. KEEP AN EYE ON THEM AFTER 10 MINUTES. WHEN THEY COME OUT OF THE OVEN BRUSH THEM WITH BUTTER.
• 14

  BAKE AT 350 DEGREES
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