Sweet Rolls
INGREDIENTS
2 Tbsp Active Dry Yeast
1/2 Cup Warm Water
1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
2 tsp Salt
2 Eggs
1/2 Cup Shortening (butter flavor, if you have it)
7 - 7 1/2 Cups Flour
1 1/2 Cup Luke Warm Water
METHOD
1. In an electric Mixer bowl, mix the Yeast into the 1/2 Cup Warm Water. Let sit until it bubbles.
2. Once it bubbles, add IN THIS ORDER; Sugar, Salt, Eggs, Shortening, 4 Cups Flour, and the Luke Warm Water.
3. Mix together on low-medium until. fully incorporated.
4. Add the rest of the flour CUP BY CUP, fully incorporating after each cupful, until it forms a smooth but slightly tacky ball of dough.
5. Let it raise until it doubles in size.
6. While dough rises, grease 2 muffin tins, 4 if you have them.
7. Once it has doubled in size, punch it down.
8. Take a piece of the dough big enough to form a ball that fits in one of the muffin cups.
9. Take that piece of dough and divide it into 2 or 3 smaller balls and place in the same muffin cup.
10. Repeat until the dough is gone.
11. Bake at 400 degrees until golden brown (about 10-15 minutes).
VARIATION
If you wish to make a roll that can be used for small sandwiches, you can skip dividing the dough into 2-3 smaller balls (step 9) and just place the one ball into the muffin cup.