Name: Alice's Turkey Day Light Rolls
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: Scalded milk - ¾ cup; Shortening - 4 ½ tablespoons; Sugar - ¼ cup; Salt - 2 ¼ teaspoons; Warm water - ¾ cup; Active dry yeast - 1 (.25 ounce) package; All-purpose flour, divided - 4 ½ cups; Melted shortening, or as needed - 1 teaspoon

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30 min.

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Ingredients for - Alice's Turkey Day Light Rolls

1. Scalded milk - ¾ cup

2. Shortening - 4 ½ tablespoons

3. Sugar - ¼ cup

4. Salt - 2 ¼ teaspoons

5. Warm water - ¾ cup

6. Active dry yeast - 1 (.25 ounce) package

7. All-purpose flour, divided - 4 ½ cups

8. Melted shortening, or as needed - 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Alice's Turkey Day Light Rolls

1. Stage

Stir milk, 4 1/2 tablespoons shortening, sugar, and salt together in a bowl. Cool until mixture is lukewarm.

2. Stage

Pour water into a bowl and sprinkle yeast over the top. Let stand until yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam, about 5 minutes; stir. Stir milk mixture into yeast mixture until smooth.

3. Stage

Beat 2 1/4 cups flour into yeast mixture until smooth. Gradually stir in remaining flour until dough comes together.

4. Stage

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead until dough is smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes. Place dough in an oiled bowl, brush with melted shortening, cover the bowl with a clean towel, and set in a warm place to rise until doubled in volume, about 2 hours.

5. Stage

Punch dough down and form into 24 rolls. Place rolls on a lightly greased baking dish, cover with a towel, and let rise until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes.

6. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

7. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes.