Feather Yeast Rolls Recipes

FEATHER BED ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Grease a couple of 12-count muffin tins.
• Combine yeast and water in a large mixing bowl and let it sit a few minutes to dissolve.
• Add sugar, salt and egg.
• Add flour gradually and beat well.
• Add butter.
• Fill greased muffin tins half full.
• Let rise in a warm place uncovered until level with the top of the pans (although I admit to having loosely covered mine sometimes).
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• The last time I made these I think I got 18 roll/muffins.
• Your yield will, of course, vary depending on how much batter you put in each section of the muffin pan.

FEATHER YEAST ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Activate dry yeast in the tablespoon of warm water.
• Scald milk and let it cool.
• Beat eggs.
• Mix all ingredients except flour together
• Stir in flour.
• Cover and refridgerate from 3 to 24 hours.
• Form into rolls (crescent rolls, or folded rolls) cover with towel and let rise for 2 hours.
• Brust tops with the other half cup of melted butter.
• Bake for 10 minutes.

FEATHERLIGHT ROLLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Stir in 1 tablespoon sugar; let stand 5 minutes. Add the milk, shortening, eggs, salt, 3 cups flour and remaining sugar. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (mixture will be sticky). Do not knead. Cover and refrigerate overnight., Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide into 24 portions. Divide each portion into three pieces; shape each into a ball. Place three balls in each greased muffin cup. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1-3/4 hours. , Preheat oven to 350°. Bake 13-15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks. Serve warm.

FEATHER CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except flour in a large mixing bowl, stir well.
• Add flour and mix to combine.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• Next, day remove dough from bowl and cut into fourths.
• using one fourth of the dough roll into a large circle about the thickness of a pie crust.
• Brush with butter.
• cut circle into at least 8 triangles (I cut into 16).
• Beginnng with largest end roll forward.
• Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Brush with melted butter.
• Continue until all of the dough has been rolled.
• Let rise for 2 hours.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
• Immediately brush with melted butter.

FEATHERBED ROLLS - FARMER'S ALMANAC

Steps:

• Boil the potato until tender. Drain, reserving 3/4 cup of the cooking water. Mash the potato and set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the hot potato cooking water, sugar, butter, and salt. Let stand until the butter is melted and the mixture is warm (105 degrees to 115 degrees F).
• Stir in the yeast and let stand for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Beat in the egg and potato by hand.
• Using a wooden spoon, stir in as much of the flour as you can. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead for about 3 to 5 minutes, adding enough flour to make a moderately soft dough.
• Place in an oiled bowl, turning to coat all sides with oil.
• Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 to 1-1/2 hours.
• Punch the dough down.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to a 1/2-inch thickness and cut with a 3-inch round cutter.
• Place the rounds 1/4 inch apart on a lightly greased baking sheet. Cover and let rise until doubled in bulk, about 30 to 45 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove to a wire rack to cool.