Theresa's Homemade Rolls

I have tried to make my mom's delicious rolls now for 40 years. Try as I might, they just are not the same as those delicious rolls that my nose smells at this exact moment!

My mom had the touch. She knew just the size of dough that would make the rolls perfect size, they were done to perfection and tasted light and fluffy. Oh well, I guess I will just keep on trying because luckily I have her recipe for homemade dinner rolls right from the oven. Maybe you will have the touch to make them just like moms!

Homemade Dinner Rolls

1 cup water

3 T. (or 2 pkg.) dry yeast

3/4 cup scalded milk

1/2 cup sugar

1 t. salt

2 eggs

1/2 cup butter

5 cups flour

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Add the yeast to 1 cup of lukewarm water, stir to dissolve and set aside.

In a medium saucepan, scald milk (following instructions on the homemade bread recipe).

Add sugar, salt, butter to the milk and cool to room temperature. When cooled, add the yeast mixture and two eggs. Let set for about 5 minutes to form a sponge.

Add flour a cup at a time, stir, mix and then knead as the instructions on the homemade bread recipe). Let dough rise in covered, buttered dish for 60-90 minutes (until the dough has doubled). Punch dough down.

Divide dough into fourths. Taking one forth at a time, roll the dough to be about 1/2 inch thick. Using the top of a glass cut circle shapes from the dough. Take each circle and fold in half; place on a baking sheet about 1/4 apart from one another.

Cover and let rolls rise for 30 minutes.

Bake rolls in a preheated 375 degree oven for about 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Remove from over and brush gently with butter. Cool slightly and eat with delicious homemade jam and butter.