Mom’s Dinner Rolls

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Ingredients

• 3 1/2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1 Package Active Dry Yeast
• 1 1/4 Cups Milk
• 1/4 Cup Sugar
• 1/4 Cup Shortening or Margerine or Butter
• 1 TSP Salt
• 1 Egg

Instructions

1. Microwave milk and thinly cut up butter in microwave.
2. In the stand mixer bowl, combine 1 1/2 Cups of the flour and all of the yeast.
3. Add warm milk, melted butter, sugar, and salt to the flour and yeast mixture.
4. Add egg, beat at low speed of electric mixer for 1/2 minute, scraping bowl. Beat 3 minutes at high speed. By hand, stir in remaining flour to make a soft dough. Shape into a ball.
5. Place in a lightly greased bowl, turn ball once to grease surface. Cover, let rise in warm place till double 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
6. Punch down, turn out on floured surface. Cover, let rest for 10 minutes.
7. Shape into large circle, cut like a pizza. Roll into croissant shape. Cover, let rise in warm place for 30 to 45 minutes.
8. Bake on a greased baking sheet at 400° for 10 to 12 minutes.

Recipe from: Better Home and Gardens New Cook Book, pg. 88

Mom’s Notes

Double the recipe, make dough into giant pizza crust shape, then use pizza cutter to cut into triangles. Roll into croissant shape, then bake.