Refrigerator Rolls from the 1940s — the rolls the Hateley kids grew up on. Very good.
Servings: 2 loaves
Ingredients
- 1 cube butter
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 cup cold water
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1 1⁄2 tsp salt
- 2 eggs (beaten)
- 7 cups flour
- 2 yeast packages dissolved in 1⁄2 cup lukewarm water (a yeast package is about 2 1⁄2 teaspoons)
Instructions
- Pour boiling water over cube of butter; stir until melted. Add 1 cup cold water, then sugar, salt, eggs and flour. Beat well.
- Turn into greased bowl, cover and place in ice box for minimum of two hours and up to 24 hours.
- When ready to use remove from ice box and shape into rolls. Shape into rolls. Let rise until light, about 45 minutes to an hour.
- Grease pan with butter; bake at 375 degrees until brown, about 15 to 18 minutes.
Notes
- Can also make this into 2 loaves of bread and 1 small pan of rolls. Bake loaves at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.