Thursday, May 14, 2009

"Better than Geraldine's Rolls" ROLLS!

These are the best rolls. I've made them multiple times and friends love them. They really are better than Geraldine's (sorry Geraldine!).



Ingredients:
4 1/2 -5 c flour
1 1/2 T regular yeast
½ c butter
1 c milk
½ c sugar
1 tsp salt
3 eggs

Directions:
Combine 2 c. flour w/ yeast. In another container melt butter + add milk. Microwave until warm. Add sugar & salt to milk. Add that to flour. Stir and add eggs. Stir. Add rest of flour. Knead dough. Turn oven to 325 degrees and set timer for 4 minutes. Turn oven off when timer goes off. Cover dough, place in warm oven and let rise a couple of hours until doubled.

If making crescent rolls, divide dough in half and roll each into a circle. Out of each half you should get 12 rolls. Cut into triangles & roll (crescent rolls) OR shape as you wish, there are a lot of fun things you can do. Melt about 1/4 cup butter (what you don't use now, you will use after baking.) With a basting brush, brush formed rolls generouslys with butter, before they rise. Turn oven onto 325 for 4 minutes again, then turn off and place rolls, covered, in warm oven. Let rise until doubled (45 min. tops), but don't let them overrise.

Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and baste generously with remaining butter.