Fast Homemade Bread Recipe for Rolls

These are yummy rolls! They require some advance thought in order to scald the milk and have it ready to put into the rolls. I always forget this step and end up putting the milk into the freezer to cool faster.

Fast Homemade Bread Recipe for Rolls
by Kelly Brown from the Worldwide Ward Cookbook

3 Tablespoons yeast
1 cup warm water
1 1/2 cups milk, scalded and cooled (scalded - heated up but not to boiling point)
2 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter or shortening
2 teaspoons salt
7 cups bread flour, divided

Sprinkle yeast on top of water; set aside. In a large mixing bowl, pour in milk, eggs, sugar, shortening, and salt. Blend together at high speed. Stir yeast and water mixture, then add to the other mixture. Blend in 3 cups of flour and mix at high speed for 5 minutes. Gradually add in 3 more cups of flour. Your mixer may not be able to handle this, so do it by hand if you need to. Dough will be sticky. Turn dough out on a floured surface and knead lightly until dough is no longer sticky to the touch. Place in a greased bowl and allow to rise until doubled. Shape as desired for rolls. Bake at 350 degrees until golden brown - about 15-20 minutes.

Makes two 9x13-inch pans of cinnamon rolls or approximately 24 rolls.

If you would like to use this recipe to make cinnamon rolls: (I haven't tried this part yet.)
Roll half of the dough out on a floured surface into a rectangle shape, about 1/4 inch thick. Melt 1/2 cup butter, 1 1/2 cups of packed brown sugar, and 2 Tablespoons cinnamon in the microwave for one minute. Pour over rolled-out dough. Drizzle 1/2 cup honey on top. Roll up lengthwise and cut into 1 1/2-2 inch slices. Place close together in a greased 9x13-inch pan. The rolls can be frozen at this point if you choose to do so. Cover with a warm, damp cloth until doubled, or let rise uncovered overnight. Bake at 350 degrees until golden brown, about 15-20 minutes. Glaze with a cream cheese frosting that has been thinned with milk.