![]() ![]() Bubbles will appear around the edges, and the surface may seem to swell slightly. Heat two cups milk (whole milk makes slightly richer rolls, but you can use any type) in a small pan or in the microwave until it nearly boils - but not quite. ![]() Lukewarm means "barely warm." A drop of lukewarm water on the inside of your wrist should feel slightly warm.) Set aside the yeast mixture while you prepare next batch of ingredients. Using a small bowl or a 2-cup measuring cup, stir 2 packages of dry yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar into 1 cup lukewarm water. It needs those hours in the refrigerator to go through various chemical and mechanical transformations that produce the right texture when it is baked or fried.Ģ cups milk (whole milk makes slightly richer rolls low fat and skim will work, too)Ģ/3 cup shortening or bland oil (grapeseed, rice bran, safflower, canola) Note: The dough must be made about 8 hours before you plan to use it. The measurements and ingredients remain unchanged. Someone in the house prepared it each Saturday night (and on Christmas and Thanksgiving eves) for more than 40 years. I believe this basic recipe came from an old cookbook, perhaps the original from Better Homes and Gardens. Mother and Dad's Saturday Night Roll Dough All these breakfast pastries begin with one batch of Mother and Dad's Saturday Night Rolls. Use the "Feedback" or "Comment" sections at the end of this page to report mistakes or send suggestions, if you wish.) (Do please note: These are family recipes, not tested in professional kitchens. Doughnuts!' Usually he brought a spoon and baking sheet with him, and banged mercilessly as he called in one of his silly voices, "Come and get 'em before they're cold.' Not to be denied. Just after the coffee came the scent of fresh hot oil, and then dough in oil, followed quickly by Dad's loud voice at the bottom of the stair, 'Rise and shine. Hurry." The other half of the time, Sundays had a different luscious smell. Even in my years as a sleep-deprived, secretly sullen teen, my nose took notice and sent a little aroma alarm into my morning sleep: "Cinnamon rolls! Now baking. First, coffee, then, half the time, cinnamon and butter and nut and yeast all mixed together. Growing up, I could lie in bed on Sunday morning and predict breakfast by the smells. Smells from the kitchen, though, fly quickly through walls and up the stairs. My room in the farm house is, on foot, as far from the kitchen as it is possible to get, through several rooms and up a set of stairs. Gramps's Cinnamon Rolls, Apricot Rolls, Lemon-Honey-Pecan Rolls ![]()
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