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FOUNDATION ROLL DOUGH 
1 cup milk, scalded
1/2 to 1 cup cold mashed potatoes
1 cup warm potato water
2 pkg active dry yeast
1 tbsp. sugar
6 large tbsp. butter, lard or Crisco
1/2 cup sugar
1 tbsp. salt
3 eggs
5-6 cups flour (or enough to make a soft dough)

In a saucepan, scald milk, heating until tiny bubbles appear around the edge of the pan and the milk is steaming hot. Remove from heat and stir in the butter, lard or Crisco. When melted, stir in the cold mashed potatoes. Set aside to cool to room temperature.

In a pyrex measuring cup, dissolve yeast in warm potato water with 1 tbsp. sugar. Set aside for 5 minutes to proof (mixture should become foamy if yeast is active).

In a large bowl, combine above ingredients with 2 cups of the flour, 1/2 cup sugar, salt and 3 eggs; beat for 3 minutes. Gradually add and stir in remaining flour until dough ball begins to leave the sides of the bowl (a dough hook may be used to mix in remaining flour and knead the dough if available).

On a work surface lightly dusted with flour, knead dough until smooth and elastic. Place dough in an oiled bowl and turn once to coat on all sides. Let rise until doubled in size (an hour or two, or however long as it takes in your environment).

Punch dough down and make up into your recipe for sweet rolls, crescents, clover leaf rolls, cinnamon rolls, etc.

Let rise, again, in a warm, draft-free place until doubled.

Bake for 15-20 minutes (more or less, depending on size of rolls) in a preheated 350°F oven.

Submitted by: CM

recipe reviews
Foundation Roll Dough
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 Belinda (Arizona) says:
Perfect, light rolls . My granddaughter and I made these into cinnamon rolls. They were light and fluffy. Recipe is very forgiving on whether the potatoes, milk are warm or cold. I used instant potatoes added to room temperature milk (previously scalded) and microwaved the Crisco. Turned out great!
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 JJ (Nebraska) says:
The best rolls ever! Nice yeasty bread with a very soft texture.
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 D. Bogdanoff (Tennessee) says:
This is a fine recipe, thank you! I used it to make dinner rolls as well as cinnamon rolls. It has a fine grained texture.
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 EG (Massachusetts) says:
This is THE best bread recipe ever. I use it to make cinnamon rolls and honey buns (though you can use it make anything). My father-in-law request them at least twice a month. They always bake up fluffy and tender. This is one recipe that I have committed to memory and will always use. Thanks so much for the awesome recipe!!!
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 Rshipman (Texas) says:
Awesome dough. Makes great soft cinnamon rolls. I will be using this for dinner rolls too.
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 PC (New Jersey) says:
I used this dough to make Sticky Buns and Cinnamon Rolls. They were wonderful. The texture of the baked dough was soft and fluffy not coarse like some homemade breads can be. I'll use this recipe to make tea rolls the next time. Thank you so much for a wonderful recipe that I will use over and over. I highly recommend this recipe.
 #193621
 Lucy (California) replies:
What are tea rolls?
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 Cyndi (Colorado) says:
What is potato water, and how does one make it?
 #53311
 Paul (Arizona) replies:
When you make the mashed potatoes, you will have potato water.

 

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