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Old Fashioned Yeast Rolls without Eggs

5 from 1 vote
This is not only a family recipe, it is a family tradition. Enjoy stepping back in time to create these delicious homemade yeast rolls!
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Resting Time 6 hours
Servings: 30
Course: Breakfast, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups warm water Don't let it get warmer than 110 °.
  • 2 pkg rapid rise instant yeast Make sure you get the "rapid" rise.
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2/3 cup vegetable or canola oil You can substitute avocado oil.
  • 9 cups bread flour You can substitue all-purpose flour.

Method
 

  1. Combine the warm water and yeast. Let the yeast dissolve.
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  2. Mix in the salt.
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  3. Mix in the sugar and oil.
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  4. Pour in the bread flour. Stir until just mixed. Don't over mix.
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  5. Cover bowl with wax paper and let it rise for 3 hours.
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  6. Kneed the dough for 10 minutes. Sprinkle flour over the dough whenever it feels sticky.
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  7. Let the dough rest for 10 minutes.
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  8. Pour oil in the bottom of the 9 x 13 pans, just enough to cover the bottom after spreading it around the pan.
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  9. Pinch dough off of the main dough to shape the individual rolls.
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  10. Dip the top of the rolls in the oil, flip them over, and sit them in place.
  11. Cover rolls with wax paper and let them rise for 2 hours.
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  12. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown on top.
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  13. Take a stick of butter and rub it on the top of the rolls as soon as they come out of the oven. Put more butter on the top even when you think that it is plenty.
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