Nanny's Famous Buns (rolls)

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 8 1/2-10 cups flour
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 cup butter (can use margarine, but butter is best)
• 1 cup warm water (no more than 105 degrees)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons traditional dry active yeast
• 4 eggs

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, mix 1/2 cups of the flour, 1/2 cups sugar, butter, salt and 2 cups boiling water. stir until smooth. let cool.
• 2 meanwhile dissolve 2 teaspoons sugar in 1 cup warm water. sprinkle in 2 tablespoons yeast, let stand 10 minutes or until good and foamy.
• 3 in a separate bowl beat 4 eggs until foamy. add to cooled flour mixture.
• 4 stir yeast mix into the flour mixture.
• 5 using an electric mixer, beat in 4 cups of flour, one cup at a time until smooth.
• 6 by hand, mix in enough of the remaining flour to make a firm, but not sticky dough.
• 7 turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic (about 10 minutes).
• 8 grease a large bowl, and place the dough inside, turning to grease the dough all over.
• 9 cover with a cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled (about one hour).
• 10 punch down dough.
• 11 turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead into 48 equal rolls.
• 12 place on well greased cookie sheets 2 inches apart and let rise 1 1/2 - 2 hours (until more than doubled in size. dough will be very light).
• 13 bake 375ºf for 15-20 minutes.
• 14 brush hot roll tops with a little butter after they come out of the oven.
• 15 1extra info: humidity always plays a key in making bread or rolls. rainy days require more flour than sunny, dry days. bread rolls and loaves are done when inserted thermometer reads 190ºf.