Mom’s Classic Yeast Rolls Recipe & Bonus Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
Ask anyone in my family and they will tell you, “these are the best yeast rolls you will ever taste!” They are a labor of love, and we usually only got them on special occasions or holidays. I remember my mom getting up early in the morning, and magically turning plain flour into heavenly, buttery, yeasty rolls. These rolls took all day to prepare, and the anticipation for one built as the hours ticked by, waiting for what seemed like an eternity for the dough to rise, only to be punched down, kneaded and rise again, then punched a second time and formed into little mounds of perfection, rise a 3rd time, and finally baked until golden brown, topped with butter and a days work would be devoured within minutes, you could literally taste the love in every bite! And if there was extra dough, she would make a pan of giant cinnamon rolls. How could these buns get any better? Add cinnamon, sugar, more butter, and top them with a cream cheese frosting. I have carried on the tradition of making these rolls for my family, and now my daughter asked to learn how to make them, she did a great job! My mom said she learned this recipe from my Great Grandma Reano, who was married in 1911, and owned a restaurant with my Great Grandfather in Arkansas where my father was born. Recipes that stay in a family for over 100 years, speak for themselves! I am sure my daughter will continue the tradition with this recipe, maybe yours will too. Enjoy and please leave any feedback you may have after making these for your family.
Ingredients
- 2 cups warm water 120 – 130 degrees
- 1 pk Rapid – Rise yeast
- 1 Tblspn Salt
- 1 1/2 Tspn Sugar
- 2 cups scalded milk
- 1 cube salted butter
- 6 cups all purpose flour
In a large bowl combine warm water, yeast, salt and sugar. set aside.
In medium saucepan scald milk to about 150 degrees, remove from stove and pour into a small bowl, add cube of butter and let it melt as the milk cools to about 120 – 130 degrees. When cooled add to water mixture.
Add the flour and mix well. Dough will be sticky.
Sprinkle about a cup of flour onto a smooth surface
Pour sticky dough onto floured surface and begin kneading your dough until you shape it into a smooth ball of dough that is no longer sticky, and is coated with a dusting of flour.
Sprinkle large ceramic bowl with a little flour and place dough ball in bowl and cover with thin towel and let rise in a warm location for about an hour in a half or two, or until dough rises twice in size or to top of bowl.
After the dough rises for the first time, punch it down and scoop it out of the bowl and back onto a floured surface, Knead the dough for about 3 – 4 minutes and form a ball and put it back into the bowl, cover again with the towel and let rise another hour or two.
The warmth of the room and humidity are factors on how long it might take dough to rise. It is dry and cool where I live, so I sometimes put my dough in front of a space heater or in a sunny spot if the house is too cool.
After the dough rises, punch it down again and form a ball, cut ball in half and then cut one half of the dough into equal parts, ball them up and put them about 1″ apart in a buttered glass pan. The other half of the dough roll out onto a floured surface into a long rectangle shape about 1/4″ thick. We’re gonna make the cinnamon rolls now.
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 80z pack of Cream Cheese
- 1 Cube butter
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon Vanilla
with stand or hand mixer beat all ingredients into a smooth and delicious frosting. If the frosting is a little thick, you can add a tablespoon or two of milk and mix again. Dollop a tablespoon onto each roll right after they come out of the oven, and the frosting will melt down into the rolls. Smooth out the frosting to your liking.
There you have it, step by step instructions for the best yeast rolls & cinnamon rolls you will ever taste! They truly are a labor of love. But I know your family will appreciate the effort.
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