Potato Rolls/Plain Rolls/Cinnamon Rolls

Submitted by:  June Shockley 

Ingredients

• 1 package dry yeast (2 1/4 t. dry yeast)
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup milk
• 4 T. Butter
• 1/4 cup instant mashed potatoes
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 large egg
• 4-4 1/2 cups flour

Instructions

• Dissolve 1 pkg dry yeast (or 2 1/4 teaspoon dry yeast) in 1/4 cup warm water
• In regular mixing bowl pour 1 cup scalded milk (2 min. 20 sec. in microwave until scum forms on top)
• Add 4 T. butter, 1/4 cup instant mashed potatoes, 1/4 cup sugar, 1.5 teaspoons salt
• When butter is mostly melted add 1/4 cup cold water, 1 large egg, 4-4.5 cups flour (start with 4) and yeast mixture.
• Flour counter and knead dough for 5 minutes
•  Place dough in greased bowl, cover with saran wrap, and let rise in warm place (oven at 200 degrees for one minutes and then turn off) for 1 hour

For Plain Rolls:

• Shape into 12 rolls and place in greased 9x13 pan, cover with saran wrap, and let rise for 1 more hour in warm place

Bake

• 400 degree oven for 12-15 minutes

For Cinnamon Rolls

• Roll Dough into 10x15 inch rectangle
• Combine 5 T. melted butter, 3 teaspoons cinnamon, 3/4 cup sugar
• Spread evenly over rectangle
• Roll into long log and cut into one inch slices (usually get 12-15 rolls)
• Place in greased 9x13 pan, cover with saran wrap
• Let Rise for 1 more hour

Bake

• 375 for 20-25 minutes