Rho Rho’s Rolls
(from home4edu’s recipe box)
Source: Old newspaper clipping, Little Rock, AR
Prep time: 180 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes
Serves 24 people
Categories: Breads
Ingredients
- 4 C bread flour
- 1/3 C sugar OR 1/4 C honey
- 2 t salt
- 2 envelopes active dry yeast (little less than 2 T)
- 2 eggs
- 2 C warm water (120-130 degrees)
- 3/4 C oil, your choice
- 2 1/4 C whole wheat flour
Directions
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In a large mixer bowl, combine 3 C of the bread flour, sugar, salt, and yeast. In a medium mixing bowl stir together the eggs, water, and oil. Add to the flour mixture.
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Beat with an electric mixer at low speed 1/2 minute, scraping the bowl. Beat 3 minutes at high speed. Using a spoon, stir in remaining all purpose flour and all of the whole wheat flour.
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Transfer dough to a very large greased bowl; turn once, cover and refrigerate for 2 to 24 hours.
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Stir dough down. Let dough rest 10 minutes.
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Spray a 9×13×2″ baking pan and a 9×9×2″ baking pan with nonstick spray coating.
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On a well-floured surface roll dough to 1" thickness; cut with a 2 1/2" round floured cutter. Transfer rolls to pans. Form scraps into a ball. Let rest 10 minutes; reroll and cut. Transfer rolls to pans. Cover and let rise in warm place till doubled (about 40 min.).
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Bake in 375 degree oven for 25 minutes or until golden.
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Serve warm or use cooled rolls for sandwiches.
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Makes about 21-24 rolls.