Rich Yeast Rolls

Total Time: 1 min Preparation Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 4 tablespoons margarine
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup sugar, plus
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 4 (1/4 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 7 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups milk

Recipe

• 1 cream margarine and shortening with sugar until light. add eggs slowly, blending well between each addition.
• 2 dissolve yeast in lukewarm water (110 --be sure that water is not too hot).
• 3 sift together flour and salt.
• 4 add half of flour and half of milk to the shortening-sugar mixture.
• 5 add dissolved yeast.
• 6 add remainder of milk and flour to make a soft dough.
• 7 cover dough; let rest for 10 minutes.
• 8 turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 8 to 10 minutes or until dough is smooth and elastic.
• 9 place dough in a lightly greased bowl large enough to hold dough when doubled in size, turning once to grease the surface.
• 10 cover; let rise in a warm place (90 f) until double in size (about 2 hours).
• 11 fold dough over from 4 sides to knead lightly.
• 12 let rise again until double in size.
• 13 turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and shape as desired.
• 14 let rise in warm place (90 f) until double in size (about 25 to 30 minutes).
• 15 do not let rolls "over-rise".
• 16 bake in a preheated 350 f oven until both the top and bottom of rolls are golden brown, about 10 to 12 minutes.
• 17 remove from oven and brush top of rolls with melted margarine.