Almost Morton Tea Room Rolls

Total Time: 2 hrs 42 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 48
• 3 1/2 cups bread flour, approximately,divided
• 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup solid shortening (crisco)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup scalded milk
• 1 brown egg, slightly beaten
• 1/2 cup sweet unsalted butter, melted (tillamook)

Recipe

• 1 grease a glass bowl and baking pans and set aside.
• 2 sift flour three times, then measure.
• 3 set aside.
• 4 soften yeast in warm water, then set aside.
• 5 slightly beat the egg, then set aside.
• 6 in a large bowl (not the greased one), combine sugar, shortening and salt.
• 7 stir in hot milk until sugar and salt are dissolved and shortening is almost melted.
• 8 let cool to lukewarm and add softened yeast, egg and 2 cups of flour.
• 9 beat well by hand, gradually adding remaining flour or enough to make a soft dough.
• 10 place dough on floured surface and knead 1 to 2 minutes.
• 11 place dough in greased glass bowl and cover.
• 12 let rise for about 1 1/2 hours, or until doubled in size.
• 13 punch down.
• 14 turn out onto lightly floured surface and roll out to desired thickness.
• 15 cut into circles with a biscuit cutter.
• 16 brush with melted butter, fold in half into pockets, and place with sides barely touching in pan.
• 17 brush tops of rolls with melted butter.
• 18 cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.
• 19 bake in a preheated, 400f oven for 12 minutes, or until rolls are golden brown.
• 20 remove from oven and brush tops again with butter.
• 21 makes about 48 rolls.
• 22 note: tillamook butter is sold in organic groceries and natural health-food stores.