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Friday, May 24, 2013
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Sweet Dough
Get on a roll with this sweet dough recipe. Whether you're in the mood for dinner rolls or fancy breads, our recipe rises to the occasion. No matter how you slice it, you can't go wrong with sweet dough.
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Makes
4 dozen rolls or 4 fancy breads
Ingredients
1 cup milk 8 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1 1/4 cups cold water 2 (0.6 oz.) cakes compressed fresh yeast 2 tsp. salt 1/2 cup white sugar 4 tbsp. shortening 2 eggs 2 tbsp. melted shortening
Methods/steps
Scald milk in a medium saucepan. Add cold water to scalded milk. Remove ΒΌ cup liquid; mix yeast into liquid when cooled to lukewarm. To liquid in saucepan, add salt, sugar, shortening, and eggs. Add dissolved yeast to saucepan. Mix well. Sift and measure the flour into a large bowl. Make a well in the flour, and pour the liquids into the well. Stir with a large wooden spoon until liquid disappears. With one hand, mix dough in bowl using swinging rotary motion. Gradually form dough into smooth ball, then knead in bowl for 2 minutes. Brush top with melted shortening. Cover, and allow dough to rise at room temperature for 2 hours. Do not set bowl on radiator or in hot place. Keep away from draughts. Allow dough to rise until doubled in bulk. Punch down dough. Use dough for any sweet bread recipe.
Additional Tips
Prep Time 25 Min Cook Time 25 Min Ready In 2 Hrs 50 Min
