Sweet Dough for Rolls

Name: Sweet Dough for Rolls
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 18 cinnamon rolls
Ingredients: 2 (4 1/2 teaspoon) packages yeast; 1 1/2 cups warm water; 1 cup lukewarm milk; 1 cup soft margarine or 1 cup butter; 2 eggs, beaten; 1/4 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 4 1/2 cups flour (approx.)

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Recipe by dontfencemein

Came across this recipe in one of my Grandmothers old recipe books. It makes one of the softest, yet not sticky doughs I have ever worked with. This is THE ONLY dough I will use for my cinnamon rolls, and fruit rolls.

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READY IN: 2hrs

YIELD: 18 cinnamon rolls

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

2

(4 1/2 teaspoon) packages yeast
1 ¹⁄₂

cups warm water
1

cup lukewarm milk
1

cup soft margarine or 1 cup butter
2

eggs, beaten
¹⁄₄

cup sugar
1

teaspoon salt
4 ¹⁄₂

cups flour (approx.)

DIRECTIONS

Soften yeast in water in large bowl.
Add milk, margerine, eggs and sugar.
Stir in 1/2 of flour.
Add salt to second half of flour and stir well.
Turn out onto lightly floured surface and knead till smooth, using flour as needed, but sparingly as dough needs to stay soft.
Let rise till double in a warm place (I often put my bowl in a sink of hot water if Im in a hurry).
shape as desired, or makes 18 cinnamon rolls.
Bake 350 till golden or desired brown-ness.

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