Ingredients:  		 | 
      Ingredients:  3 3/4 - 4 1/4 cups all purpose flour 2 packages active dry yeast 1 tablespoon snipped fresh parsley or 1 teaspoon dried  parsley, crushed 1 teaspoon snipped fresh thyme or 1/4 teaspoon dried,  crushed 2 cup cooked wild rice 1 cup water 1/4 cup dry white wine or water 3 tablespoons margarine or butter 3 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon instant chicken bouillon granules 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 -2 tablespoons margarine or butter, optional
  
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		Directions:		 | 
      Directions:1.  Stir together 1 1/2 cups of the flour, yeast,  parsley, thyme and wild rice in a large mixing bowl;  set aside.
  2.  Stir together water, wine, margarine or butter,  sugar, bouillon, and salt in a medium saucepan.   Heat and stir just until warm and margarine or butter  almost melts, and bouillon dissolves.  Add water  mixture to flour mixture.  Beat with an electric mixer  on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping sides of  bowl.  Beat on high speed for 3 minutes.  Stir in as  much of the remaining flour as you can with a  wooden spoon.
  3.  Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface.   Knead in enough of the remaining flour to make a  moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (6  to 8 minutes total).  Shape dough into a ball.  Place  in a lightly greased bowl, turn once to grease  surface.  Cover; let rise in a warm place until  doubled (45 minutes to 1 hour).
  4.  Punch dough down.  Turn out onto a lightly  floured surface.  Divide in half.  Cover and let rest  for 10 minutes.  Lightly grease a baking sheet; set  aside.
  5.  To shape into rosettes roll each half of raised  dough on a lightly floured surface into a 12x10- inch  rectangle.  Cut each rectangle crosswise into twelve  10x1-inch strips.  Stretch each strip to form a  12-inch long rope and tie in a loose knot, leaving  two long ends.  Tuck top end under roll.  Bring  bottom end up and tuck into center of roll.
  6.  Place on prepared baking sheet.  Bake in a 375º  oven for 15 minutes.  Remove from oven and brush  tops with additional margarine or butter, if desired.  
  Make ahead tip:  Store baked rolls, wrapped in a  clear plastic wrap or foil, at room temperature up to  3 days, or freeze up to 2 months.
  Makes 24 rolls.
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