I make these for Thanksgiving and Christmas! My family calls them
Deb's rolls LOL
Bender's Rolls
2 cups whole milk
1/2 cup Crisco
1/2 cup sugar
Get this hot in a saucepan until the crisco melts. Let it get REALLY
cool. I usually do this step the night before.
5 cups self rising flour or all purpose flour
1 package yeast (I use 2 if using all purpose flour)
1-1/2 sticks of melted BUTTER
Mix the flour and yeast into the cooled milk mixture. I use my mixer
with the dough hook and let it run about 2 minutes. It won't "ball"
on the hook because it's a soft, loose dough. Let it rise till
double. Pour about 1/4 cup of oil on your work surface and turn the
dough out and knead it once or twice only. Divide into 48 balls. Dip
each dough ball in the butter and place 2 dough balls in each muffin
tin. Don't worry about how they look. As they rise they will "smooth"
out. Let rise again and bake in 350F - 400F oven for about 15 minutes
till light brown then bring on the butter. Sometimes I get them in
the pans the day before and let them slow rise in the fridge
overnight then take out an hour or two before you want to bake
them. I think they taste better this way plus you don't have to do
everything the day of.
Yield: 24 rolls
Source: Pat Bender (wife of Mayor Bender), Chattanooga, TN, circa 1960's