Refrigerator rolls AKA orange rolls
1 pkg dry yeast
¼ c. lukewarm water
1 1/2 cubes butter melted
2 tsp. salt
½ c. sugar
1 ½ cups warm water
5 cups flour
2 eggs
Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water.
Pour warm water over butter, salt and sugar; cool to lukewarm
Add yeast, Add 2 ½ cups flour and mix well.
Add beaten eggs and remaining flour.
Beat well and cover with a dish towel and let rise to twice the size.
Dough will be sticky.
(If making the dough the night before) Cover and put in refrigerator.
If you refrigerated your dough....TWO and HALF HOURS before baking, roll out dough and form into rolls, put on lightly greased pans, cover with dish towels and let rise until doubled in bulk.
Bake 400 15 to 20 minutes. Makes 3 to 4 dozen rolls
Orange Rolls
1 recipes of refrigerator rolls
1/3 cup melted butter
½ cup sugar
Grated orange rind of one orange
Melt butter, add sugar and rind. Mix well. Roll out half of dough at a time. Roll into rectangle spread with orange butter mixture. Roll up jelly roll style and slice into 1” thick slices. Place in well greased muffin tins (kind of push up center of roll from underneath as you place in muffin tin). Let rise hour or two depending on how hot kitchen is. Bake 400 15 to 20 min.
Crescent rolls
Divide dough into 3 sections. Roll into circle, cut into quarters, then cut into 3 triangles. Roll like a crescent start with wide end first. Dip whole roll into melted butter. Let rise until doubled in size. Bake in 350 oven for 10 min.