Tender Potato Rolls
- 3 -3 12 cups bread flour or 3 -3 12 cups all-purpose flour, divided
- 1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast
- 34 cup water
- 12 cup milk
- 13 cup shortening
- 14 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 13 cup instant potato flakes
- 1 egg
- In large mixing bowl, stir together 1 cup flour and yeast.
- In medium saucepan, heat and stir water, milk, shortening, and salt just until warm (120 to 130 degrees) and shortening almost melts.
- Stir in potato flakes.
- Let stand for 1 minute.
- Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients with egg.
- Beat on low to medium speed for 30 seconds, scraping sides of bowl.
- Beat on high for 3 minutes.
- Using a wooden spoon, stir in as much of the remaining flour as possible.
- Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface.
- Knead in enough of the remaining flour for 6 to 8 minutes to make a moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic.
- Shape into a ball.
- Place dough in a lightly greased bowl, turning once to grease surface.
- Cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 1/4 hours, or until double.
- Punch down dough.
- Turn out onto lightly floured surface.
- Divide in half.
- Cover and let rest for 10 minutes.
- Lightly grease 2 (8 by 8 by 2-inch OR 9 by 9 by 2-inch) baking pans.
- On lightly floured surface, roll each half to 1/2-inch thickness.
- Cut with floured 2 1/2-inch round cutter.
- Place roll in prepared baking pans.
- Cover and let rise in a warm place for 30-40 minutes, or until nearly double.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden.
- Immediately remove rolls from pans.
- Cool on wire rack.
- Makes 20 to 24 rolls.
- NOTE.
- This recipe can also be used in a bread machine.
- Just make sure you follow the machine instructions for the order of ingredients.
bread flour, active dry yeast, water, milk, shortening, sugar, salt, egg
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/tender-potato-rolls-118287 (may not work)