Homemade Rolls
Ingredients
- 8 cups flour
- 1 tbsp salt
- 4 tbsp white sugar
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 cup warm water
- 2+1/2 tbsp yeast
- 3 cups milk
Instructions
- Mix first 4 ingredients in a large bowl.
- In a smaller bowl add sugar, warm water and yeast. Stir once. Set to rise for 15 minutes.
- Warm 3 cups of milk in a sauce pan on stove.
- Add yeast mixture to milk, stir with whisk, add to flour mixture by hand.
- Roll mixture into a ball on floured board; kneed and mix for 10 minutes. Put into greased bowl.
- Cover with a warm dish cloth. Let rise for 1 hour. Punch down to get air bubbles out. Let rest for 15 minutes. Grease pans. Shape the dough into rolls.
- Preheat oven to 340F and leave in for 25 minutes until golden brown.
- Remove from pans immediately and place on a wired rack.
- Brush the top of the rolls with soft butter using a pastry brush.