Donnette's Rolls/Breadsticks

I got this recipe from a friend of mine. She had just pulled her batch of these rolls out of her oven, I ate one, thought I had died and gone to heaven and I left her house with this recipe. Instead of all white flour, she uses 2 cups whole wheat flour and 3 1/2 cups white flour. They are really easy to make!


2 C. Warm Water
2 Tbsp. Yeast
1/2 C. Sugar

Mix and let sit for 5- 10 minutes until yeast starts to foam

Then add:
2 1/2 tsp. Salt
3 C. Flour

Mix well then add:
1 Egg
1/4 C. Oil

Mix together then add:
3 C. flour (1 C. at a time)

Mix together until dough is formed. Do not add too much flour at one time or dough will be stiff. It is better for dough to be a little sticky. Let dough raise for 1/2 hour. Make it into desired shape i.e. rolls, breadsticks, etc. Then allow it to rise for 20 minutes more. Bake at 400 for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Once out of oven brush with butter while warm.

Caramel Rolls

It's a Larson tradition to have these rolls for dinner, along with a good beef stew.  It's an entire dinner, including dessert, for dinner! (See Nancy's Stew on this blog.)

18 frozen Rhodes Rolls

2/3 c brown sugar

1 small pkg. 'cook and serve' vanilla pudding (not instant)

2 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 c melted butter

1 c nuts (optional)

raisins (optional)

Layer frozen rolls in the bottom of a bundt cake pan.  Mix dry ingredients and sprinkle over rolls. Pour melted butter over top.  Put Saran Wrap over the bundt pan so the rolls don't dry out, and let raise.  Takes 7-8 hours depending on the temp of your house.  This also works well overnight.  Preheat oven to 325 degrees and bake for 30-35 min, or until tops are a deep rich brown.  Turn over onto plate and enjoy!

Resurrection Rolls

A good Easter recipe tradition. We made these for the first time this year, and they were a big hit!

1 can Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
8 large marshmallows
Melted butter
Cinnamon and Sugar mixed together

Give each child one rectangle section of dough. This will represent the cloth wrapped around Jesus' body. Give each child one large marshmallow. This represents Christ's body. Let each child roll their marshmallow in the melted butter. Then, dip the marshmallow into the cinnamon sugar mixture. This represents the oils and spices that prepared Christ's body for burial. Have each child place the marshmallow on their section of dough and carefully wrap it. Make sure all edges are pinched tight! Place the rolls in the oven. Tape the door shut and place a guard - stuffed animal or child. The oven represents the tomb. Bake the rolls, following the directions on the package. Open the tomb/oven. Only the cloths remain! Christ's body is no longer there! Read accompanying passages from Scripture, such as John 19: 38-42 and John 20.

Sesquicentennial Cinnamon Rolls

I got this recipe from my old RS president. She got it from a stake meeting in Oregon years ago. It is the most amazing cinnamon roll recipe ever! Plus, really easy since you do it in sections and start the day before. This recipe has also won local recognition for one of the best cinnamon roll recipes here in Boise. I have started to make this recipe twice a year at General Conference time as a tradition in our home.

(start the day before you want to eat them)

Starting at 8am, combine:
1 Tbl yeast
1 qt warm water
1 c sugar

At noon, add:
1 c. oil
1 c. sugar
6 beaten eggs
1 Tbl salt
Mix in enough flour (abt 12 cups) to make a soft dough.

Let rise.

At night:
Divide dough in fourths and roll out into rectangle. Spread with filling:
1 1/2 c. butter (enough for all 4 batches)
sugar and cinnamon
Roll up and slice into cinnamon rolls, and put on cookie sheet.

Let rise on cookie sheet overnight, leaving 1 inch space in-between rolls. Make sure there is no draft in the kitchen. (If there is room in the oven you can put them there).

Next morning: Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes. Drizzle with powdered sugar glaze or with white frosting. Makes about 4 dozen, or 4 cookies large cookie sheets full.

NOTE: This recipe makes a TON of cinnamon rolls. Four large cookie sheets full. So you might want to half the recipe.