Never Fail Rolls

Submitted by Lil Miss Nikki

"Got these from a friend's mom years ago. These are so yummy with cinnamon butter."

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 2 dozen
• Serves: 1

ingredients

• 2 1⁄4 ounces yeast
• 4 1⁄2 cups flour
• 2 eggs
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2 cups warm water
• 1⁄2 cup shortening, melted
• 2 teaspoons salt

directions

1. Soften yeast in warm water, 1 teaspoons sugar, 1 cup of flour, then set aside.
2. Melt shortening let cool a little.
3. Use a mixer and beat shortening, eggs and salt, yeast mixture, sugar & remaining flour.
4. Knead well.
5. Let rise in greased bowl for 1 hour.
6. Sprinkle with flour over top & knead.
7. Shape into rolls and place in 9” cake pans and let rise another hour.
8. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes.
9. *NOTE* To make without the mess, dump it all in a bread machine and let it do the kneading and rising for you. Just add ingredients according to your bread machines instructions; wet ingredients, then dry and then yeast. Then roll out and go from there.