On Nov 5, 11:55*am, ImStillMags > wrote:
> I love these. *They are the same kind ofrollsgrandma made and the
> kind that used to be served inoldline restaurants and cafeterias.
> Very light, very soft, very good.
>
> I'm making them for Thanksgiving this year.
>
> 4 1/2 teaspoons active dryyeast
> 1 cup warm water - 110 degrees
> 1 tsp sugar
> Mix together and let set for a few minutes to proof youryeast.
>
> In your mixer or using a hand mixer
>
> Mix together * *1 cup sugar
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *1 cup softened butter
>
> slowly add * *1 cup hot water
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1 tsp salt
>
> Beat until smooth.
>
> Beat in 2 eggs, *theyeastmixture, and 2 cups of bread flour.
> Beat for several minutes.
> Switch to your dough hook and add another 4-5 cups of flour one cup at
> a time. After all flour is added, either knead by hand or use mixer
> with dough hook until dough is smooth and easy to handle.
> * This usually takes 5-7 minutes in the mixer or about 10 minutes
> kneading by hand.
>
> Let rise in buttered bowl, covered, *until doubled in size. *If your
> kitchen is cool, put the dough in your oven with the oven light on and
> the door shut. * That creates a nice warm, humid atmosphere for
> rising.
>
> After the dough has doubled in size, *punch down and form into 24rolls. *An easy way to get uniform sizedrollsis to halve the dough
> and then halve each half and then go half-half-third. *Fold, stretch
> and tuck each one until you've got a nice smooth roll. * Place in two
> 9X13 buttered bakinYeast Rollsg pans or one large roasting pan. * Let
> rise until double in size and then bake in a 400 degree oven for 15-20
> minutes until golden brown.
>
> Brush the tops of therollswith butter as soon as you take them out
> of the oven.
>
> If you want a heartier wheat roll, *substitute 1 cup of whole wheat
> flour for one of the bread flour.

Just wanted to report that these were the rolls I made for
Thanksgiving dinner and boy, were they ever a hit. Big, fat, fluffy
yeast rolls. I made 24 rolls out of the batch and they were
gooooooooooood. Everyone loved them, especially the kids.