You can make yeast rolls ahead of time and put them in the freezer. It is really handy to have the dough already made where all you have to do is take out the rolls and let them rise. Here’s how easy it it…..
- First, you make up your yeast roll dough using the recipe you like. I will include mine here in a bit.
- Then you allow it to rise one time in the pan.
- Next, make the rolls. Make small rolls, about1 1/2 inches in diameter.
- Place the rolls on a cookie sheet and put them in the freezer. Freeze til hard.
Take all the frozen rolls off the cookie sheet and put them in a ziptop bag. That way you can take out how ever many you need. Put them back in the freezer til time to use them/
To use:
Place rolls on a baking stone or in a greased baking sheet about 1/2 inch a part.
Cover the rolls with a clean cloth and set the pan where it is out of the way of drafts.
Allow the rolls to rise for 6-8 hours. Just before they are ready to bake, preheat the oven to 400* F.
Bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown.
Too short of a rising time will cause the rolls to be dense, so allow plenty of time to rise.
If you want them to rise faster, heat the oven to 200*F. Once heated, turn the oven off. Place the rolls on the baking sheet in the oven and place a pan of boiling water on a lower rack in the oven.
Allow the rolls to rise. It will take about 2 hours with this method.
Aunt Eura’s Yeast Rolls
2 pkgs yeast
1/2 cup warm water
1 tsp sugar
2 c warm water
1/2 cup melted lard or butter or shortening
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons salt
6 c plain flour
Melt the yeast in 1/2 cup warm water and 1 teaspoon sugar.
Mix all ingredients; add yeast and sifted flour until dough handles well. Knead dough until elastic ( Aunt Eura beat the dough 100 times with a rolling pin)
Put into a well greased bowl and allow to rise til doubled.
Punch down and make into rolls.
(at this point you will freeze the rolls)
If you choose to go ahead and bake them, allow the rolls to rise again til double. Bake at 400* F til golden brown.
Makes 3 dozen rolls.
Doubles easily.
There you go! If you use this method, I’d love to hear from you.
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these look so good!
I will definitely try these. If I have these on-hand I will be less likely to pull out those nastly canned things on a whim
Thanks, I’ll let you know when I make them!
Those look yummy. I have done the brown and serve kind and they are good. I’ll have to try it this way. I didn’t know they took 6 to 8 hours to thaw and rise. Glad you said that.
Something else I have discovered through trial and error is that SAF yeast works better for freezing than a yeast like Fleishman’s or bread machine yeast.
Hope you make them and have great success!
Sylvia, do you proof the SAF yeast as well? I thought that did not need to be proofed.
Katherine, I do proof the SAF yeast. The idea is that if you want to make sure your yeast is still viable,you proof it. That’s the only reason I do.
Hope that helps! Thank you for stopping by!
Sylvia,
My dough was still pretty sticky after ingredients were mixed. Do you add more flour than called for to get the dough to handle well? I tried the rolling pin trick but my dough was sticking to it. How do you prevent this? Also, how do you know when dough is elastic? How long do you knead it for (if not using rolling pin)? Have you ever used a KitchenAid stand mixer? Sorry about all the questions but I am a novice baker and would appreciate any advice!
Thanks and God Bless,
Renee
Hi Renee, I’m glad you asked!
Yes, you can add some flour to get rid of the stickiness. Just add a small amount at a time so that you don’t get too much and make your bread heavy.
Elasticity means that the dough is smooth and stretchy without breaking easily.
You can use a Kitchen Aide stand mixer for this recipe. Just add small amounts of flour after the first flour you add until the dough comes away from the sides of the bowl and the sides of the bowl are clean looking.
Let me know if I can help you with anything else. I hope you have success with your bread!
Thanks you, This looks wonderful!
By the way, I am very happy to hear that you are a Christian homemaker and homeschool mom. I have a 2 year old, and I am a full-time homemaker. I am also planning on homeschooling. Thanks for your helpful tips.