Mothers One Hour Rolls Mors Tvebakker Recipes

MOTHER'S ONE-HOUR ROLLS (MORS TVEBAKKER)

Steps:

• Add the butter, ½ cup of water, sugar and salt to the milk. Let cool.
• Soften the yeast in the 1/3 cup of warm water (110 degrees) until it is foaming and then add to the first mixture. Add the sifted flour.
• Knead to form a good firm dough. Knead 5 minutes more. Put in a warm place, out in the hot sun or at the back of your stove when the oven has been on. (For this recipe the yeast itself needs to be at a temperature of 88 degrees.) After 15 minutes have elapsed, punch down the dough and form into rolls.
• Place on a shallow, greased baking pan and let rise in the same warm spot as before until the rolls have doubled in size.
• Bake in a preheated 400º oven 15 to 20 minutes.

MOTHER'S ROLLS

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Add sugar, salt, shortening, egg, milk and 3 cups flour. Stir until mixture has a spongy texture. Let rest for 10 minutes. Mix in enough of the remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 8-10 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch dough down. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and divide in thirds. Let rest for 5 minutes. Greased 36 muffin cups. Divide each third of dough into 36 pieces. Shape each piece into a ball, pulling edges under to make a smooth surface. Arrange three balls, smooth side up, in each muffin cup. Cover and let rise until almost doubled, about 30 minutes. Bake at 375 degrees F for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.

MOTHER'S HAM ROLLS

Steps:

• Grind ingredients together.
• Place in hollowed out hot dog rolls.
• Wrap each in foil.
• Heat 5-10 minutes in 300°F oven.

DIVINE ONE-HOUR BUTTERMILK ROLLS

Steps:

• Combine yeast and sugar in large bowl.
• Set aside.
• Heat the buttermilk and water in the microwave until warm- NOT HOT!
• About 45 seconds to 1 minute.
• Pour the buttermilk slowly into the yeast/sugar mixture until combined.
• Allow this mixture to sit for 5 minutes.
• Add oil and dry ingredients, mixing until a soft dough forms.
• Allow the dough to rest for about 10 minutes.
• While the dough is resting, melt the butter in a 9" round (dark) cake pan.
• Spray your hands with butter or cooking spray, and scoop out a piece of dough (about 2-3 T. size).
• Roll it into a ball in your hands.
• Drop the ball into the pan, and roll it around in the butter.
• Repeat this process with the remaining dough, buttering hands again as needed.
• You will wind up with about 12 rolls.
• Place the pan in a warm place to rise, for 30-60 minutes.
• Longer is better, of course.
• Preheat the oven to 425, and bake for 8-12 minutes until golden brown.
• You don't need butter with these!