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Mom’s Yeast Rolls
Cook Time
10 mins
 

These are very easy yeast rolls to make. It will require a little time-management and planning, but the effort is worth it that extra romantic touch to your meal!

Servings: 10
Author: Sally Painter
Ingredients
  • 1 pkg yeast
  • 3 cup All Purpose flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ½ cup shortening
  • ½ cup warm water
  • ½ cup hot water
  • 1 egg
Instructions
  1. In a small bowl, empty yeast packet and add warm water. Thoroughly mix with a fork and set aside.
  2. On low speed, cream sugar and shortening.
  3. Pour hot water over mixture and stir to blend.
  4. In a bowl, beat one egg for one minute.
  5. Mix egg and shortening, sugar and yeast together.
  6. Sift flour and salt together.
  7. Slowly, spoon in flour/salt to mixture, with mixer on low or medium speed until all the flour has been added and thoroughly mixed.
  8. Refrigerate overnight or a minimum of 3 hours.
  9. Roll chilled dough onto a lightly floured surface about ½” thick.
  10. Use heart-shaped cookie cutters to cut dough for rolls.
  11. Place cut out rolls onto a greased shallow pan. Drape a warm damp cloth over the pan making sure the cloth doesn’t touch the rolls.
  12. Allow rolls to rise in warm place for 1.5 hours.
  13. Preheat oven 400° and bake rolls for 10 minutes. When done, the rolls may be slighting tinged brown around the edges and will spring back when touched.
  14. Serve with butter.