Description
This can’t-fail recipe is very easy to make. They are the only rolls I make anymore. Everyone wants the recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup shortening
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 1 cup cold water
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 5 ½ cups all-purpose flour, divided
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
Instructions
- Warm the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles
- then remove from heat. Mix in the shortening and sugar; stir until melted. Add cold water and let cool until lukewarm.
- Pour milk mixture into a large bowl. Add egg and yeast; mix well. Beat in 3 cups of flour and let stand for 20 minutes.
- Sift in baking powder
- baking soda
- salt
- and 1 cup flour. Stir in the remaining flour
- 1/2 cup at a time
- beating well after each addition. When the dough has pulled together
- turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic
- about 8 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl
- place the dough in the bowl
- and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume
- about 1 hour.
- Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces. Divide each piece in half and form into 24 rolls. Place the rounds in a lightly greased 9×13-inch baking pan or on lightly greased baking sheets. Cover the rolls with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled in volume
- about 40 minutes. Meanwhile
- preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden
- 15 to 20 minutes.
Prep Time: 40 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 3 hrs
Servings: 24