Potato Rolls
Resurrection rolls are a fun object lesson combined with a yummy treat, using crescent rolls and a disappearing marshmallow to represent the empty tomb!
Recipe Summary Potato Rolls
I have been eating these rolls since I was a kid. I don't know where they started out, but I remember my grandmother making them. They freeze well and taste great split open and toasted.Ingredients | Resurrection Rolls Recipe And Story2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast¼ cup warm water1 cup scalded milk, cooled½ cup prepared mashed potatoes¼ cup vegetable shortening¼ cup white sugar1 ½ teaspoons salt1 egg, beaten4 ½ cups all-purpose flourDirectionsDissolve yeast in warm water in a bowl. Let stand until the yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam, about 5 minutes.Mix milk, mashed potatoes, shortening or butter (see Cook's Note), sugar, and salt together in a bowl; add yeast mixture and egg. Stir 2 cups flour into the milk mixture until incorporated. Stir in remaining 2 cups flour to make a soft dough.Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 7 minutes. Place dough in a lightly greased bowl, turning once to coat all sides of dough with oil. Cover bowl and put in a warm place until dough has doubled in size, about 1 hour.Punch dough down and shape into a ball. Cover the bowl and let rest for 10 minutes.Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.Shape dough into 24 rolls and place onto prepared baking sheets; let rise until dough springs back when you touch the side of a roll with your fingertip, about 25 to 40 minutes.Bake rolls in the preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.You can substitute 5 tablespoons unsalted butter for the vegetable shortening, if you like.I roll out the dough to about 1/2 inch thick, cut out 4-inch diameter circles, brush with melted butter-olive oil mixture, and fold over to make half circles. I then brush the tops with the butter-oil mixture when the rolls are done.Info | Resurrection Rolls Recipe And Storyprep:
20 mins
cook:
10 mins
additional:
2 hrs 15 mins
total:
2 hrs 45 mins
Servings:
24
Yield:
2 dozen rolls
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