Thanksgiving Tradition, Freezer Yeast Rolls

Each year on Thanksgiving as we gather around the table for our meal, before anyone eats or the food is served we have a tradition. We start with the oldest person in the group, go down and around the table, and have each person and have them tell what they personally are thankful for during that year. Then we say a prayer that we will all be there again the following year, ask God's blessing on our family, and for the men and woman in the service wherever they are.

Those of us that are older are always grateful for another year with our family, our health, and being able to share the joyous occasion. Some of the younger members are usually grateful for their team winning the football game for the day, if they win. But one person always says, "I'm thankful for Robbie's Holiday Yeast rolls and Cranberry relish." Then we all laugh and the food is finally served.

We NEVER eat the store bought kind of rolls and usually every one takes home a bag full of rolls for them to bake later on when they want them. They keep really well for weeks on end and they don't have to be made at the last minute, so if you have a small family then you can bake them as needed.

I thought maybe some of you would like the recipe for these wonderful yeast rolls that I learned to make from a neighbor years ago. You just make them up, place them in the freezer until you want them, then you take them from the freezer and let them rise. (I let mine rise in the Microwave where I place a cup of water and heat until it boils. Then I place the rolls inside, DO NOT turn on the microwave, but use it as a warm environment that is out of the way and handy for me.) Then you bake them and you have fresh yeast rolls handy whenever you want them.

Here is the recipe for
FREEZER YEAST DINNER ROLLS

5 ½ to 6 cups all purpose flour 1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp salt 3 tsp dry yeast 1 1/4 cups water
1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup margarine 2 eggs

Mix 2 cups flour, sugar, salt and add yeast in big bowl.
Set aside.

Mix water, milk, margarine in saucepan,
heat till margarine melts. Cool to 120-130 degrees.

Stir in flour mix ,beat on medium speed with beater
for two minutes. Add 1/2 cup flour and eggs. Beat on high two minutes. Gradually add enough flour to make a soft dough.

Place dough in greased large bowl and grease all sides of dough. Cover, let rise until doubled in warm place. Punch down dough and turn out on a floured board, knead 4 or 5 times, then shape into one inch balls. Place two or three
balls in a greased muffin tin.

For Parker house rolls place three balls in a pan. Let rise and bake at 350' for 15 minutes.

OR you can freeze the balls place them in a
warm place to defrost and rise, then Bake when they are ready.