Feather Rolls (High Altitude)
📜 Collection: UK2 | ✍️ Attribution: Unknown | 📂 Category: Bread A classic recipe for light and fluffy feather rolls specifically adapted for high-altitude baking. This twice-risen yeasted dough is baked in muffin tins for perfectly shaped dinner rolls.
| Prep Time | Cook Time | Inactive / Chill Time | Yield / Servings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 mins | 20 mins | 2 hours | 30 medium rolls |
🔪 Key Equipment
- small bowl
- small saucepan
- large mixing bowl
- muffin pans
Ingredients
| Measurements | Ingredients | Prep / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 pkg | Yeast | fast rising dry |
| 1/4 cup | Water | lukewarm |
| 2 cups | Milk | scalded |
| 1/4 cup | Shortening | softened |
| 1/4 cup | Sugar | None |
| 2 teaspoons | Salt | None |
| 2 | Eggs | beaten |
| 5 to 6 cups | Flour | sifted |
Instructions
Step 1: Activate Yeast and Prepare Liquid
- In a small bowl, dissolve 1 pkg fast rising dry Yeast in 1/4 cup lukewarm Water. Let it stand for about 5 minutes until it becomes foamy.
- In a saucepan, heat 2 cups Milk until it is scalded, just before boiling with small bubbles around the edge.
- In a large mixing bowl, place 1/4 cup Shortening, 1/4 cup Sugar, and 2 teaspoons Salt. Pour the hot scalded milk into the mixing bowl and stir until the shortening is melted. Let this mixture cool until it is lukewarm.
Step 2: Mix the Dough and First Rise
- Add the softened yeast mixture, 2 beaten Eggs, and about half of the 5 to 6 cups sifted Flour to the lukewarm milk mixture. Beat with a mixer or spoon until smooth.
- Gradually stir in the remaining flour to make a soft dough.
- Cover the bowl with a clean cloth and let the dough rise in a warm, draft-free place until it has doubled in bulk, about 1 to 2 hours.
Step 3: Shape and Second Rise
- Stir the dough down. With a spoon, fill well-oiled muffin pans about halfway full.
- Cover the pans and let the rolls rise again until they have doubled in bulk, about 30 to 45 minutes.
Step 4: Bake
- Preheat your oven to 375°F to 400°F.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the rolls are golden brown and fragrant.
💡 Make-Ahead & Storage: The shaped unbaked rolls can be covered tightly and refrigerated overnight, then brought to room temperature and allowed to finish rising before baking.
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