Find the 4-Leaf Clover Rolls

These taste just like the clover leaf rolls that my mother used to make. I found this in a British recipe book called 500 Fabulous Cakes and Bakes. I like the idea of making a few of the rolls 4-leaf clovers. Who will be the one or two that get lucky. :)

• Ready In: 3 hrs 30 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 24 rolls

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups milk
• 2  tablespoons  superfine sugar (caster sugar)
• 4  tablespoons butter, softened
• 2  teaspoons dry active yeast
• 1  egg
• 2  teaspoons salt
• 4  cups flour, plus a bit extra if needed
• 2  tablespoons butter, melted for brushing
•  shortening, for lining bowl and pans

Directions

1. Warm the milk until lukewarm.
2. In a large bowl pour in the lukewarm milk, stir in sugar, the 4 tablespoons of softened butter and the yeast. Let stand for 15 minutes.
3. Add eggs and salt to the mixture.
4. Stir in 4 cups of flour a little at a time adding more if needed to get a rough dough texture.
5. Knead dough until smooth (about 5-10 minutes).
6. Place the dough into a clean bowl coated with shortening; cover with tea towel and let sit in a warm place until doubled in size (about 1 1/2 hours).
7. Coat 2 muffin pans with shortening.
8. Punch down raised dough and roll into balls, sized to fit 3 into each cup in the pan. Make a few to fit four balls in the pan for the 4-leaf clovers.
9. Cover the pans with a tea towel and let rise in a warm place for 1 1/2 hours.
10. Preheat the oven to 400F; brush the rolls with the melted butter and bake about 20 minutes until lightly browned.
11. Let cool slightly before serving.