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OUT OF THIS WORLD ROLLS (They Are!) 2 pkg. active dry yeast 1 1/4 c. warm water 3 eggs, well beaten 4 1/2 to 5 c. unsifted all-purpose flour 1/2 c. Crisco shortening (not oil) 1/2 c. sugar 2 tsp. salt butter or margarine Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup warm water. Let stand 10 minutes. Combine dissolved yeast, eggs, 2 1/2 cups flour, 1 cup warm water, shortening, sugar and salt in a large mixing bowl; beat until smooth at medium speed, scraping sides of bowl for 2 minutes. With wooden spoon, stir in the remaining flour to make soft dough. Cover and let rise until double in bulk, about 1 hour. Punch down and refrigerate overnight. Three hours before baking, roll out as desired. Dinner Rolls: Divide dough in half. Roll each dough half into a 1/2-inch thick rectangle. Spread with butter or margarine. Starting with long side, roll-up jelly-roll style. Cut in 1-inch slices. Place in greased muffin pan cups, open side down. Cover and let rise 3 hours until doubled. Bake in 400 degrees oven for 12 to 15 minutes. Makes 30 rolls. Calories: 125 each. *BLKLIN Variations: Orange Rolls: 1/2 c. butter or margarine, melted 1/2 c. sugar grated rind of 1 orange Powdered Sugar Icing (your own recipe) Roll out dough as indicated for Dinner rolls. Combine all ingredients and spread on dough instead of butter. Bake at same temperature as Dinner Rolls. Frost with Powdered Sugar Icing while hot. Garlic Parmesan Rolls: garlic salt grated Parmesan cheese Follow basic recipe exactly up to taking dough from refrigerator. Pinch off small pieces; roll between hands to form slender sticks. Place on greased baking sheets. Shake lightly with garlic salt and heavily with Parmesan cheese. Let rise until not quite doubled in bulk. Bake at 400 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes. These rolls freeze well. Reheat in foil. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |