love and all that goo

Dear family and friends,



Valentines day is upon us, I like valentines day. I like hearts, red and pink doilies and the idea of celebrating LOVE. ( I also love Brachs conversation hearts, I can eat them by the bag full and this is the only time of year you can get them.) I have been unlucky in my search for Brachs conversation hearts this year, they are my favorite because they are soft, not bone crushing hard like Necco's. Anyway, back to love, I know that valentines day is for lovers and all that goo but I think of it as a day to show love to all my favorite people and in honor of that I am going to share with you my very favorite roll recipe. Now you may wonder what a roll recipe has to do with love and valentines day and that would be a good question, here is how they come together for me, my family loves these rolls, these rolls take time effort and love. When I set them on the table I tell my family they are love on a plate as are any homemade goodies. Here is the recipe:


1 cup of warm water or milk ( I prefer milk)

2 pkg of yeast (4 1/2 tsps)

1/2 cup butter melted

1/2 cup of sugar

3 eggs

1 tsp salt

4 1/4 cups of flour

mix milk or water with yeast and then mix ( I use my beaters or a spoon you do not knead this recipe) in all ingredients till dough is smooth.
then put dough into a greased bowl cover with plastic wrap and put in the refrigerator for 2 hours up to 3 days. when you are ready take dough out divide into 24 pieces shape into rolls use a greased 9 by 13 pan, let rise for an hour and then bake at 350 for 25- 30 min.

I do sometimes throw the ingredients into my bread maker and let it do the mixing and it works great as soon as its done mixing I put in bowl and into the refrigerator(I don't heat up milk or water)