Mother's Dinner Rolls Recipe

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These tender rolls will melt in your mouth. Mom would set out her big square-footed honey bowl with them - some sweet butter and a drizzle of honey on these rolls is a special treat. -Willa Govoro, St. Clair, Missouri

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Mother's Dinner Rolls Recipe
  • Prep: 45 min. + chilling Bake: 20 min.
  • Yield: 30 Servings
45 20 65

Ingredients

  • 2 packages (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast
  • 1 cup warm water (110° to 115°)
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 7-1/2 to 8 cups all-purpose flour

Directions

  • In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the boiling water, shortening, sugar and salt. Allow to stand 3 to 4 minutes or until shortening is melted and sugar is dissolved. Add the yeast mixture and eggs and mix well. Add 2 cups of flour; beat until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (do not knead).
  • Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Turn dough onto a floured surface. Form a 2-1/2-in. ball. Roll into a 5-in. rope; shape into a knot. Repeat with remaining dough.
  • Place on a greased baking sheet. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 30 minutes. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Yield: 2-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 197 calories, 7 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 14 mg cholesterol, 84 mg sodium, 29 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Mother's Dinner Rolls in Taste of Home August/September 1995, p35

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Reviewed on Mar. 29, 2012 by Davena

This recipe is awesome! Very little mess to clean up and turns out excellent.

My recipe made 4 dozen decent sized rolls.

Definitely adding this to my recipe box!

Reviewed on Dec. 29, 2011 by maryf54

I used all new ingredients, the dough looked perfect I was so happy. Waited up to 3 hrs. & the dough never doubled. I even set them near the oven @ warm setting. I've never seen my mother put the yeast directly into the dry ingriedients w/o first allowing the yeast to rise separately in warm water in a jar and allowing it to rise apart from the dry ingredients. But these recipes call to dissolve it w warm water along w the other dry ingredients. Why else would it have not risen? I tried this twice what a waste of money.

Reviewed on Dec. 26, 2010 by Alice Patton

I made this recipe for Christmas Eve Dinner not only easy but absolutely delicious.Compliments galore.Definitely a keeper.

Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2010 by maggieaw

These turned out great although my rolls are HUGE! It made 30 rolls -I am taking them over to a new mommy along with dinner I am preparing

Reviewed on Nov. 28, 2010 by bluelady1300

My daugher and I tried this for Thanksgiving... We both loved the recipe. Very easy to mnake, no kneading, and they taste great. We are both planning on using this recipe again....

Reviewed on Sep. 12, 2008 by gaylerene

Most bread recipes can be adapted to a bread machine. Just add the ingredients in the order in which your bread machine suggests. However, some larger bread recipes will have to be cut down to match your bread machine's capacity. I have a two pound bm and it would not handle a recipe that calls for 8 cups of flour, but I could half the recipe easily.

Reviewed on Apr. 16, 2008 by lssrls@yahoo.com

Can these be made in the bread machine?

 
 

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