Featherbed Rolls II - 1939 New England Yankee CB
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
16 rolls
ingredients
directions
- Peel, cook and mash potatoes, save 3/4 cups potato water
- Add butter, salt, and 1 tablespoon sugar to mashed potatoes.
- Add 1/2 C potato water to mashed potatoes.
- Scald milk, cool to lukewarm and add to mashed potato mixture.
- Dissolve yeast in 1/4 C warm potato water and 1 tablespoon sugar.
- Add to mashed potato mixture and stir in 2 cups flour. Beat well
- Add enough remaining flour to make dough just firm enough to knead
- Knead until smooth, approximately 8 - 10 minutes.
- Place in a large bowl, brush top with melted butter or oil.
- Cover and let rise until double in bulk (original recipe states “at least 5 hours”) Author’s experience = about 1 - 1.5 hours.
- Place on floured board; pat into pieces ½ inch thick; pinch off small pieces and shape into 16 - 20 rolls (or can be rolled & cut).
- Place on greased pan; let rise until more than double in bulk (35 - 45 min).
- Bake in 400 degree oven for 20 minutes, or until done.
- Rolls will be white or barely browned.
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DH of 32 years & I are (most of the time) empty nesters, with 2 DD & 2 DS (ages 29, 27, & twins 23). Have lived in the Sioux Falls, SD area since 1984.
As the oldest daughter of a working mom, having to get supper started was the beginning of my love of cooking. Learning & experimenting with what to "throw in" is half the fun, and anyone who says they can't cook is really saying they don't have the patience or interest (IMHO)! ;-) Using fresh produce from the garden is absolutely my favorite thing to do - winter in South Dakota can get loooong with "cardboard" produce from the grocer. Having grown up in the service, we were exposed to lots of different cultural foods. With a mom who also loved to cook, variety & trying new foods was a true treat!
DD (grrrl genius) joined RecipeZaar at the same time I did, and she'd like me to get *all* my recipes uploaded and use the site, rather than my sending paper copies. We'll see how quickly I accomplish that !