Several issues ago casperfelix@juno.com inquired about water rolls.
Hopefully, this recipe will come close.
Lydia's Cold Water Yeast Rolls
Categories: Yeastbreads
Yield: 6 Servings
1 c Shortening
3/4 c Sugar
2 Eggs
2 Cakes yeast
2 c Cold water
6 c Flour, sifted
1 ts Salt
Cream shortening and sugar; add eggs and salt. Dissolve yeast in cup cold
water. Add flour and yeast mixture alternately. Add
other cup of water and mix well. Let rise until double. Knead, roll out and
cut. Dip in butter, let rise again. Bake in a 350
degree oven until golden brown. This dough can be frozen after baked or
after it's first rising. When cut and buttered, place in
pan and cover. Place in freezer and freeze. To bake frozen dough, remove
from freezer, let thaw, rise and bake as above.
Note: This recipe retrieved from
http://www.k-tecusa.com/recipe/rolls/cwyrolls.html
Cheers,
Frank Cavalier
From Giuliano Bugialli's Cooking in Florence class