Ingredients
The following ingredients have 9 Servings
- 2 cups milk
- 1 packet yeast
- 1/2 cup sugar (heaped)
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 4 1/2 cups flour (all purpose)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 pound butter
Instruction
- Scald two cups whole milk in a sauce pan. Let cool until it is warm.
- In a mixing bowl whisk the warm (not hot) milk with one package of yeast until all the little pieces are dissolved.
- Whisk in 1/2 cup (heaped) of sugar to the mixture.
- Whisk in 2 T of vegetable oil.
- While stirring with a wooden spoon, add in 4 to 4 1/2 cups of flour (1/2 cup at a time). Work with a spoon for about 4 minutes.
- Cover the bowl with a cotton towel and place in a warm spot. Let rise 2 hours.
- Take off towel. Sprinkle (evenly) in 1 teaspoon baking powder and 1 teaspoon salt to the dough.
- Gently press down the dough into the bowl. Then turn dough out on a floured surface and work in the salt and baking powder.
- Melt stick of butter in a microwave. Then pour into a rectangular baking dish.
- Pinch off roll of dough using thumb and forefinger. Dip smooth part of roll in butter and then place the roll in the buttered pan with the smooth part of the roll facing up. Repeat tucking rolls tightly together in rows. Once the entire pan is tightly filled then place in a warm spot and cover with cotton dish towel. Let rise for one hour.
- Place in an oven that is preheated to 375 degrees. Bake until golden about 15 minutes.
- Remove from pan and eat immediately or they are great reheated or toasted the next morning or ...they are great anytime!
