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Bender's Rolls

Debbie Rogers <dmrogers218@hotmail.com>
Sun, 13 Nov 2016 15:56:01 +0000
v116.n043.3
I make these for Thanksgiving and Christmas!  My family calls them 
Deb's rolls  LOL

Bender's Rolls

2 cups whole milk
1/2 cup Crisco
1/2 cup sugar

Get this hot in a saucepan until the crisco melts. Let it get REALLY 
cool. I usually do this step the night before.

5 cups self rising flour or all purpose flour
1 package yeast (I use 2 if using all purpose flour)
1-1/2 sticks of melted BUTTER

Mix the flour and yeast into the cooled milk mixture. I use my mixer 
with the dough hook and let it run about 2 minutes. It won't "ball" 
on the hook because it's a soft, loose dough. Let it rise till 
double. Pour about 1/4 cup of oil on your work surface and turn the 
dough out and knead it once or twice only. Divide into 48 balls. Dip 
each dough ball in the butter and place 2 dough balls in each muffin 
tin. Don't worry about how they look. As they rise they will "smooth" 
out. Let rise again and bake in 350F - 400F oven for about 15 minutes 
till light brown then bring on the butter. Sometimes I get them in 
the pans the day before and let them slow rise in the fridge 
overnight then take out an hour or two before you want to bake 
them.  I think they taste better this way plus you don't have to do 
everything the day of.

Yield: 24 rolls

Source: Pat Bender (wife of Mayor Bender), Chattanooga, TN, circa 1960's