1/2 cup butter
1 scant Tbsp. yeast
1/4 cup warm water
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 tsp. salt
3 eggs, well beaten
4 to 5 cups flour
1/2 cup butter, softened
Heat milk to almost boiling then remove from heat. Add 1/2 cup butter, cut in pieces. Stir till butter is melted. Set aside. Pour warm water into a large bowl. Add a teaspoon or so of the sugar and the yeast. When mixture is foamy, add the remaining sugar, salt, eggs and milk/butter mixture (make sure its warm, not hot). Add 3 cups of flour and stir well. Add more flour about 1/2 cup, stirring after each addition. You want just enough flour to make the dough leave the sides of the bowl but still be soft. Cover and let rise in a cool place (mine goes in the basement). Let rise for 5-7 hours (or till you wake up in the morning if started the night before).
Stir dough down and dump out on lightly floured surface. Knead lightly, keeping dough soft. Divide in half and roll each half into about a 14 inch circle. spread 1/4 cup softened butter on each circle. Cut circles pie fashion into 16 pieces each. Roll each piece from big to small end and pinch closed. Place on greased cookie sheets, cover and let rise for 5-7 more hours. Sometimes they will get really puffy during this rising, sometimes not so much but its fine either way.
Heat oven to 375 and bake rolls for 12-15 minutes or till lightly browned. Cool on racks or a towel.
1/4 cup warm water
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 tsp. salt
3 eggs, well beaten
4 to 5 cups flour
1/2 cup butter, softened
Heat milk to almost boiling then remove from heat. Add 1/2 cup butter, cut in pieces. Stir till butter is melted. Set aside. Pour warm water into a large bowl. Add a teaspoon or so of the sugar and the yeast. When mixture is foamy, add the remaining sugar, salt, eggs and milk/butter mixture (make sure its warm, not hot). Add 3 cups of flour and stir well. Add more flour about 1/2 cup, stirring after each addition. You want just enough flour to make the dough leave the sides of the bowl but still be soft. Cover and let rise in a cool place (mine goes in the basement). Let rise for 5-7 hours (or till you wake up in the morning if started the night before).
Stir dough down and dump out on lightly floured surface. Knead lightly, keeping dough soft. Divide in half and roll each half into about a 14 inch circle. spread 1/4 cup softened butter on each circle. Cut circles pie fashion into 16 pieces each. Roll each piece from big to small end and pinch closed. Place on greased cookie sheets, cover and let rise for 5-7 more hours. Sometimes they will get really puffy during this rising, sometimes not so much but its fine either way.
Heat oven to 375 and bake rolls for 12-15 minutes or till lightly browned. Cool on racks or a towel.
