Duggar Homemade Yeast Rolls

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages yeast
• 5 cups flour, plus flour for kneading (divided 2 cups and three cups)
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups hot water
• 1/2 cup butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 combine the shortening, sugar, salt, yeast, and 2 cups of the flour in a large bowl and cut with a pastry cutter.
• 2 beat 2 eggs in a 2-cup measuring cup, then fill cup to the 2-cup mark with hot water; pour over the dry mixture.
• 3 slowly knead in the remaining 3 cups flour until dough is a smooth elastic consistency.
• 4 cover bowl loosely with plastic wrap and let rise for 20 minutes in a warm oven. then pour the dough onto a floured surface.
• 5 knead. flatten with hands into a large pizza shape. cut with pizza cutter into 16 triangle-shaped slices.
• 6 roll up from the wide end to the point. place the rolls in two greased 9x13-inch pans, bending into crescent shapes and leaving space for the rolls to double in size.
• 7 let rise in a warm (but not hot!) oven at least 20 minutes or until doubled.
• 8 remove from oven.
• 9 preheat oven to 375°f bake the rolls for 20 to 30 minutes, depending on how brown you prefer.
• 10 when done, immediately brush with the melted butter.