59 in 2012

59 of Mom's recipes in 2012.

What's old is new. Some of these recipes date back to the 1950's. It will be interesting adapting the recipes to current cooking methods and ingredient availability. Let the food history lesson begin!

Friday, March 30, 2012

Recipe #18 Leenie's Refrigerator Rolls

I keep reading this as Lennie's, often people misspell Lenny's name. I am trying to decide whether or not to add some herbs to the dough, just because they don't suggest it doesn't mean. I shouldn't try it right? Or should I just stick to basic rolls 101? This is an undated newspaper clipping, doesn't look too old or used for that matter.

LEENIE'S REFRIGERATOR ROLLS
Makes about 2 1/2 dozen rolls, each about 82 calories with fat calories 37 percent of the total. (before more butter !)
Mixing time: 10 minutes, rising time: 8 hours in refrigerator, shaping time: 5 minutes, baking time: 10 to 12 minutes.

1 stick butter or margarine
3 cups all purpose flour, dipped, leveled
1/4 cup sugar
1 pkg. active dry yeast
1 tsp. salt
1 egg, well beaten
1 cup cold tap water

Melt butter in small saucepan over low heat. While butter melts, stir flour with sugar, yeast and salt in mixing bowl. Combine egg with water, off heat stir into pan with melted butter, then cool or heat to lukewarm. With large spoon, stir lukewarm liquids into dry ingredients until blended. Turn into 2 quart covered container and refrigerate overnight or up to 1 week.

Shape all or any of the dough as suggested below (there is no "below" too much typing), then cover with damp towel and let rise in warm place about 1 hour or until doubled in bulk.

FREEZING: shape in any of suggested ways, freeze in greased pan tightly covered with foil. Thaw at room temperature, let rise in warm place until doubled, then bake.

Bake in 400-degree oven 10 to 12 minutes.

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