homemade yeast rolls

Cusseta, GA
Updated on Oct 11, 2011

THESE ROLLS COMES OUT OF MY AUNT'S PIPING HOT OVEN AND SO GOOD AND THEY ARE THE FIRST THINGS TO GO AT OUR FAMILY GATHERINGS....

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Ingredients

  • 3 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 - packet of dry active yeast (rapid rise)
  • 1 1/4 cups milk
  • 1/4 - 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup buttered flavored shortening
  • 1 - egg
  • 1 teaspoon salt

How To Make homemade yeast rolls

  • Step 1
    IN A LARGE BOWL, ADD 1 1/4 CUP FLOUR AND YEAST. MIX WITH WHISK UNTIL COMBINED. SET ASIDE
  • Step 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)
  • Step 3
    POUR MILK MIXTURE INTO FLOUR MIXTURE.
  • Step 4
    ADD IN THE EGG.
  • Step 5
    BEAT ON LOW SPEED FOR 1 MINUTE AND THEN ON HIGH SPEED FOR THREE MINUTES. ( THIS WILL HELP GET THEM LIGHT AND FLUFFY)
  • Step 6
    NEXT, ADD IN THE SALT AND THE REST OF THE FLOUR ( 2 CUPS)
  • Step 7
    USE YOUR HANDS OR A RUBBER SPATULA TO MIX IN THE FLOUR UNTIL A SOFT BALL OF DOUGH FORMS.
  • Step 8
    GREASE A BOWL WITH VEGETABLE OIL AND PLACE THE BALL OF DOUGH INTO IT. COVER AND REFRIGERATE FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS.
  • Step 9
    REMOVE FROM REFRIGERATOR AND PUNCH DOWN THE DOUGH WITH YOUR FIST TO RELEASE THE AIR.
  • Step 10
    SPREAD A THIN LAYER OF MELTED BUTTER IN THE BOTTOM OF A 9X13 PAN.
  • Step 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.
  • Step 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.
  • Step 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.
  • Step 14
    BAKE AT 350 DEGREES

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