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MAMMAW’S FAMOUS YEAST ROLLS Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 pkg active dry yeast
1 cup warm water
1 tsp sugar
2 cups milk, scalded then cooled
2/3 cups melted shortening or oil
¾ cup sugar
4 tsp salt
2 eggs (beaten)
10 – 11 cups flour (multi purpose, sifted)
Directions:
Directions:
• Put the warm water in a bowl; add yeast and stir. Add 1 tsp sugar and stir again. Let sit about 10 min to activate.
• In a larger bowl, add cooled milk, shortening, ¾ cup sugar, salt and stir; Add yeast mixture, stir; Add eggs, stir.
• Add flour, one cup at a time, stirring in between, until soft dough. Let sit for 10 minutes to rest.
• Turn dough out onto lightly floured board/marble and begin to knead until smooth (use over, smush, over smush method)
• Grease a large bowl and put dough in it to rise for an hour. Cover with kitchen towel and let sit in warm place with no air. Non-heated oven is a good place.
• After an hour, turn dough out onto lightly floured board again and knead gently until bubble are gone.
• Grease two baking sheets.
• Take ½ of dough and roll out. Use small glass or cutter to cut round rolls out (about 2” diam). Place on greased baking sheet.
• Let sit to rise again, about an hour (covered and in area with no draft)
• Preheat oven to 450; Bake 8 – 10 min, let sit for a few minutes after taking out of the oven then transfer to wire rack to cool.

** Note - this recipe can also be used to make cinnamon rolls (instead of cutting out after rolling out, you'd spread a paste of softened butter mixed with sugar and cinnamon, roll it up and then slice it. Let rise again and then bake. Or, it can even be used for Texas Kolaches.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
3 -4 dz
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
3 1/2 - 4 hrs plus baking time
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This is how Wanda Davis Wilson made the best rolls in Texas!

 

 

 

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