Thursday, March 4, 2010

Day 63: My Mom's Amazing Rolls

Day 63.

My mom has been making these rolls for about as long as I can remember. They're a staple at our family Thanksgiving. I was always a little scared to make them, but mom walked me through it, and although they aren't as good as hers, they're not too bad. :)

Here's what you'll need for these.
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1 Jiffy cake mix - OR if you can't find that (like I couldn't) get a regular cake mix. Make sure it has pudding in the mix. We'll just use half of it.
1 package dry yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)
1 1/4 cup warm water
1/2 tsp. salt
2 1/2-3 cups flour

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Okay. Since I couldn't find the Jiffy cake mix, which is smaller, I measured out a regular box mix. It came to 3 cups, so I just used half of that. 1 1/2 cups. Don't worry. I'll show you tomorrow what you can do with the rest. :) You can also double the recipe, and use the whole mix, but I didn't have a need for that many rolls.

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Add the 1 1/2 cups cake mix and the yeast together into a bowl.

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In another bowl, combine the water and salt.

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Stir into the dry mix. See those bubbles? Those are good. It means the yeast is doing its job.

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Gradually start working in the flour.

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You'll want to make it into a dough that can be handled.

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Knead until smooth.

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Add just a bit of oil into the bottom of a bowl. Swish it around until the bowl is well oiled. This will keep your dough from sticking to the bowl.

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Drop the dough into the bowl. Cover and set in a warm place for about an hour.

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After an hour, it should have pretty well doubled in size.

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Now punch it down to deflate any air bubbles.

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Turn half the dough out onto a floured surface.

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Divide the half into thirds.

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Roll it out into a nice sized circle.

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Brush with melted butter. Oh yeah...

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Now break out your pizza cutter and cut the dough like a pizza.

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Roll each dough triangle into a crescent shape. Repeat until all dough is rolled into crescents.

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Place on baking sheets, cover, and let rise 2-3 hours.

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Bake at 400* until brown, about 8 minutes.

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As they come out of the oven, brush the tops with more melted butter.

These are great to eat as just a roll, or you can cut a little slit in them and stuff with some ham. Yum!

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