Rolls Recipe ✓ Southern Butter Rolls

Light yeast rolls.

Ingredients

• 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup shortening
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 2 ½ teaspoons salt
• 1 ½ tablespoons active dry yeast
• 1 ½ cups cold water
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Cooking Directions

1. Mix together flour, sugar, salt, and instant yeast in a bowl. Add shortening and mix well. Mix in water.
2. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead by hand for 20 minutes, or by machine for 12 to 14 minutes. Toss dough with vegetable oil in a bowl; cover the bowl and let proof for 1 hour.
3. Form dough into 24 rounds, and place on a greased baking tray. Cover and let proof for 45 minutes more.
4. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
5. Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 12 to 14 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories119.5
• carbohydrateContent20.3 g
• fatContent3 g
• fiberContent0.8 g
• proteinContent2.7 g
• saturatedFatContent0.6 g
• sodiumContent243.5 mg
• sugarContent2.1 g