ruth's supper rolls

34 Pinches
Broken Arrow, OK
Updated on Dec 26, 2013

Years ago, I was babysitting for a friend & found this recipe in her cookbook. It's a good recipe which I've also used to make cinnamon rolls.

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method Bake
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Ingredients

  • - 1/4 cup shortening
  • - dash of salt
  • - 2 tablespoons sugar
  • - 1 1/4 cups lukewarm water
  • - 1 egg, beaten
  • - 3 1/2 cups flour
  • - 1 cake fresh or active dry yeast

How To Make ruth's supper rolls

  • Step 1
    Place shortening, salt and sugar into bowl; add water. Stir well. Stir in egg and yeast; add flour all at once. Beat with fork to make soft dough. Cover; let rise for 1 hour and 30 minutes or place in refrigerator until ready to let rise. Knead down; make into rolls. Let rise for 30 minutes to 1 hour or until double in size. bake at 375 for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Step 2
    For frozen make ahead rolls, make recipe; prepare for baking as usual. Preheat oven to 275 degrees, bake rolls for 25-35 minutes or until dough is set but not brown. Time varies with size of rolls. Cool; wrap for freezing. To serve, thaw and brown in preheated oven at 375 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Yield: 18-20 rolls.

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Category: Other Breads
Method: Bake
Culture: American
Ingredient: Flour

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