Recipes Pillow-Soft Dinner Rolls 4.5 (246) 206 Reviews 21 Photos The dough for these rolls has a nice texture and is simple to shape. The recipe came from an old church cookbook. By Allrecipes Member Published on August 3, 2021 Save Rate Print Share Close Add Photo 21 21 21 21 Prep Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Total Time: 50 mins Servings: 24 Yield: 24 servings Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients 1/2x 1x 2x Oops! Something went wrong. Our team is working on it. This recipe was developed at its original yield. Ingredient amounts are automatically adjusted, but cooking times and steps remain unchanged. Note that not all recipes scale perfectly. Original recipe (1X) yields 24 servings 4 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast ½ cup warm water (110 degrees F to 115 degrees F) 2 cups warm milk (110 to 115 degrees F) 6 tablespoons shortening 2 eggs ¼ cup sugar 1 ½ teaspoons salt 7 cups all-purpose flour Directions In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the milk, shortening, eggs, sugar, salt and 3 cups flour; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes (dough will be sticky). Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide into 24 pieces. Shape each into a roll. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks. Tips Nutritional Analysis: 1 roll (prepared with fat-free milk) equals 184 calories, 4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 18 mg cholesterol, 164 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1/2 fat. Save Print I Made It