marilyn@merlin.berkeley.edu (Marilyn Kushner) (11/15/87)
Copyright (C) 1987 USENET Community Trust Permission to copy without fee all or part of this material is granted provided that the copies are not made or distributed for direct commercial advantage, the USENET copyright notice and the title of the newsgroup and its date appear, and notice is given that copying is by permission of the USENET Community Trust or the original contributor. .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE DARK-ROLLS B "8 Nov 87" 1987 .RZ "GRAMMY'S DARK ROLLS" "Holiday rolls with oatmeal and molasses" This recipe has long been part of my Thanksgiving tradition. I have long since forgotten its source. .IH "12 rolls" .IG "\(12 cup" "oatmeal" "40 g" (rolled oats) .IG "\(12 cup" "whole wheat flour" "50 g" .IG "1/8 tsp" "salt" "1 ml" .IG "\(14 cup" "shortening" "50 g" .IG "2 Tbsp" "molasses" "30 ml" .IG "2 Tbsp" "honey" "30 ml" .IG "1 cup" "boiling water" "250 ml" .IG "\(12 oz" "active dry yeast" "15 g" (2 packages). Do not use quick-rising yeast. .IG "\(12 cup" "warm water" "100 ml" .IG "1 tsp" "honey" "5 ml" .IG "1" "egg" .IG "2\(12-3\(12 cups" "unbleached flour" "250\-350 g" .PH .SK 1 Combine oatmeal, whole-wheat flour, salt, shortening, molasses, and honey. Pour boiling water over all. Mix and let cool. .SK 2 While cooling, dissolve yeast in warm water with the honey. Add egg to cooled batter, then mix in dissolved yeast. .SK 3 Add flour until dough is just soft enough to knead. Knead lightly. .SK 4 Place dough in a greased bowl; cover with a damp cloth. Let rise in warm place until doubled in bulk; about one hour. .SK 5 Punch down dough and cut into 12 equal pieces. Shape each piece into a ball in put into a greased .AB "9-inch" "25-cm" pan. .SK 6 Let rise again for 45 minutes. .SK 7 Bake in a preheated oven at .TE 350 175 for 40 minutes. .NX Note: These rolls are reaally wonderful, but they need time to rise. start them as early in the day as possible. Don't even \fIthink\fR about using the quick-rise yeasts. .SH RATING .I Difficulty: easy to moderate. .I Time: several hours preparation, 1 hour baking and cooling. .I Precision: measure the ingredients. .WR Marilyn Kushner Microlab, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA Marilyn@merlin.berkeley.edu