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Yeast Biscuits AKA My Friends Beg Me to Make Them
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This is a recipe my mom found of my grandmother’s, and it’s still in her handwriting. It’s a quick way to make yeast rolls. They resemble the Sister Schubert’s Brand Rolls, Only Yummier and More Brag-Worthy. I always double the recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 package Yeast
- 1 cup Luke Warm Water
- 2 cups Flour
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 2 Tablespoons Sugar
- 2 Tablespoons Wesson Oil
Preparation
As my sweet grandmother wrote it:
Dissolve yeast in Water. Sift Flour, salt and sugar together. Add yeast mixture to flour.
Add Wesson Oil. Let rise 1 hour. Roll out 1/2 inch thickness and cut in biscuits. Then turn over in greased pan and rise another hour. Bake 450F. Makes 16 biscuits.
Fay Mayo.
Addendum: Recipe originally called for 2 Table S. Wesson Oil. I think that melted butter is much tastier.
If you are feeling really lazy and the craving for these rolls becomes too much, you can just tear off bits after they rise the first time, roll them into neat blobs (but for the love of Pete, flour your hands first. It’s s-t-i-c-k-y!) and arrange them like drop biscuits in a round pan. I bake them in a round pan with a tablespoon (or two!) of melted butter in the bottom.
Once I put them in the pan, I flip them so they are buttery on the top. Grandmother didn’t say how long to bake them, but I think I usually do 8-10 minutes at 450. Degrees, not percent. 
Do try to under bake them if you plan on heating them up later. Light golden brown is just lovely.
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onemoreday on 8.19.2009
Okay. So I’ve made this recipe about four times in the last week (I don’t have a lot of recipes). I’ve gotten better at it! The last two times it EVEN ROSE! I cut down on the sugar, though, and the salt a little, but I tend to like my bread really plain and not sweet at all.
onemoreday on 8.12.2009
I just made these. AND ATE THE WHOLE BATCH.
I have to admit I am not good at paying attention to quantities in recipes.. but I found I didn’t have quite enough flour and they were a little too salty (actually, for 2 in the morning like it is now, they were perfect, but maybe too salty for everyday). Also they didn’t rise much, but I also didn’t let them rise twice, and I -always- have the problem of my bread not rising enough.
Oh, now that I think of it, I forgot the oil. That could have had a big impact. I practically coated the rolls in butter though!
All in all, though, great easy recipe!