Basic Rolls

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups warm water
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 6 -7 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 measure water into a warm bowl.
• 2 dissolve yeast into water.
• 3 add sugar, butter, egg, and salt.
• 4 add enough flour to make the dough easy to handle (not sticky).
• 5 knead the dough until it becomes smooth and elastic (about 10 minutes).
• 6 place in a greased bowl to rise until double in size (about 1 hour).
• 7 divide the dough into small balls and place in greased muffin cups (for clover-leaf rolls, place 3 balls in each muffin cup; for regular dinner rolls, place 2 balls in each muffin cup).
• 8 brush with butter, if desired.
• 9 let rise again until double in size, about another hour.
• 10 bake at 375 for 10 - 15 minutes.