Grandma barker's yeast rolls
12 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | BOILING WATER |
| ¾ | cup | NONFAT DRY MILK POWDER |
| 2 | teaspoons | SALT |
| ½ | cup | SUGAR |
| ½ | cup | BUTTER OR MARGARINE |
| 1 | pack | 4 oz. YEAST |
| 1 | cup | WARM WATER |
| 7 | cups | SIFTED FLOUR |
Directions
POUR BOILING WATER OVER MILK POWDER AND SALT IN A BOWL. WHISK UNTIL SMOOTH. MIX IN SUGAR AND BUTTER. COOL TO ROOM TEMPERATURE.
SPRINKLE YEAST OVER WARM WATER IN A LARGE MIXING BOWL. BEAT IN 1 CUP FLOUR. COVER AND LET STAND FOR 15 MINUTES.
ADD THE COOLED MILK TO THE YEAST MIXTURE. BEAT IN BY HAND ENOUGH FLOUR TO MAKE A SOFT DOUGH. ADD FLOUR 1 CUP AT A TIME.
TURN DOUGH OUT ONTO A FLOURED SURFACE AND KNEAD BRISKLY FOR 3 MINUTES.
SHAPE DOUGH INTO A BALL AND PLACE IN A WELL BUTTERED BOWL. TURN DOUGH TO COAT ALL SIDES AND COVER WITH CLOTH. LET RISE IN A WARM PLACE UNTIL DOUBLED IN SIZE. PUNCH DOUGH DOWN AND KNEAD ON A FLOURED SURFACE FOR 3 MINUTES. LET RISE AGAIN UNTIL DOUBLED IN BULK. PUNCH DOWN.
ROLL OUT DOUGH ON FLOURED SURFACE TO ½" THICKNESS. CUT WITH BISCUIT CUTTER AND PLACE ROUNDS ON UNGREASED COOKIE SHEETS, 1½" APART.
COVER WITH A CLOTH AND LET RISE IN A WARM PLACE UNTIL DOUBLED IN BULK.
NEAR THE END OF RISING, PREHEAT OVEN TO 3750F. PLACE ROLLS IN OVEN AND BAKE FOR 12 TO 15 MINUTES.
NOTE: ROLLS ARE ABOUT 127 CALORIES EACH AND COST ABOUT $0.68 PER DOZEN.