One Hour Rolls

Friends have enjoyed these rolls stuffed with Kent’s smoked turkey for many a Super Bowl Sunday.  The rising of the dough is a sure thing with the combination of yeast, buttermilk, and baking soda.

by Pat Savoie originally by her friend Carma

Ingredients

2         envelopes  yeast
2        Tablespoons  sugar
2         cups  buttermilk
1         Tablespoon  shortening — melted
4         cups  flour
1/4     tsp  baking soda
1/4     tsp  baking powder
1          tsp  salt

Method

Mix  all dry ingredients.  Mix all wet ingredients and pour into dry.  Mix and knead.  Turn out and roll dough to 1/2 inch thickness.  Cut with large biscuit cutter.  Place on greased cookie sheet or parchment paper lined cookie sheet  and rise until double.  Bake 400 15 – 20 minutes.