Refrigerator Rolls

This weekend we celebrated my Dad's Birthday. On the Menu was: salad, green beans, chicken and noodles, and yummy warm fresh from the oven yeast rolls. I thought I would share the recipe for the yeast rolls because they are so easy and best of all the dough can be kept in the fridge for a couple of days if you don't need to use it all.



I really wanted to take a picture of the rolls, but they were gobbled up so fast that I didn't have time to take a picture. So I took a picture of the "elephant ears" that I made with the dough the morning after the party.


Refrigerator Rolls

2 pkgs yeast

2 C warm water

1/2 c sugar

1 egg

1/4 C butter

6 1/2-7 C flour

2 t salt

Dissolve yeast in warm water. Add sugar, salt and 1/2 of the flower. Beat well. Add egg and melted butter. Gradually add remaining flour beat until smooth (or knead until smooth). Cover with a damp cloth or plastic wrap in a greased bowl. Place in refrigerator until ready to use. (I don't really know how long it could be kept, we always use it in a couple of days)

When you are ready to make rolls, role dough out and cut with a cutter or shape them with your hands and let rise for 2 hours.

Of course you can also make them into cinnamon rolls and let them rise for 2 hours.

OR you could make Elephant Ears.

Roll a portion of dough out into a circle (you should roll the dough thin). Cut the dough in to triangles (I guess that's where the name elephant ears comes from). Place the dough into hot oil ( I put just enough oil to float the dough in the pan). Fry until golden brown remove and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.

Fancy That, one recipe so many yummy options.

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