Carole's Cinnamon Rolls
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
48 small rolls
ingredients
directions
- Soften/proof yeast in the lukewarm water and set aside.
- Pour scalded milk on the sugar, salt and shortening. Let sit until lukewarm.
- Then add 2 C sifted flour - mix thoroughly.
- Add 1 beaten egg and the yeast and water to flour mixture - beat well.
- Add up to 3 ½ C flour (that much is never needed - start with 2 C).
- Kneed on board until smooth-still kind of sticky (not too stiff).
- Put in greased bowl and cover - let rise until double (1-2 hours).
- When finger dent stays - Punch down. (At this point, you may grease and refrigerate).
- Punch and let rise again … OR make rolls and let them rise).
- Make rolls - Take half the dough, roll it out in a long rectangle. Spread with butter and sprinkle generously with cinnamon and sugar. Roll lengthwise. Cut in ½ inch pieces. Place in buttered muffin tin cups. Or make a rounded coffee bread ring shape.
- Bake 375 º 12-15 minutes.
- These freeze well.
- Frost with powdered sugar frosting.
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