Easy Yeast Roll Biscuits
These homemade Yeast Roll Biscuits are so easy and are a combination of a roll and a biscuit. So simple to make and they come out so tender!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 2 packets fast acting yeast
- 5 cups all purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup salted butter
- 1 1/2 cups very warm water
Instructions
- 1
Place sugar, salt, 2 cups of flour, and yeast in a large mixing bowl.
- 2
Cut in shortening with a long tined fork or pastry cutter.
- 3
Add eggs, beating lightly with fork before stirring them in.
- 4
Add remaining flour, melted butter, and water.
- 5
Stir together well. Mixture will look like a lumpy blob.
- 6
Cover with a dish towel and let sit in a warm place for twenty minutes.
- 7
After twenty minutes, turn dough out onto a floured surface.
- 8
Sprinkle flour over the top and knead three or four times.
- 9
Pat out into a square that is about 3/4 inch thick.
- 10
Cut into squares with a pizza cutter.
- 11
Place squares into a greased 9"×13" pan and cover with clean kitchen towel.
- 12
Let rise in a warm place for another twenty minutes.
- 13
Take the pan out of the oven (if you are using the oven to let the bread rise) after it has risen and then preheat the oven to 350F degrees.
- 14
Bake at 350F for about 25 minutes, or until tops are golden. Brush rolls with melted butter.