Chris' Dough Recipe

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 12 ounces evaporated milk
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 2 teaspoons dry yeast
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup butter
• 7 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine the yeast, evaporated milk, and half and half and let stand 5-10 minutes. (make sure yeast is starting to bubble so you know it is still alive.).
• 2 add the sugar, butter, salt, 2 cups of flour, and 2 eggs.
• 3 beat together until very smooth.
• 4 add remaining flour gradually (1/2 cup at a time) until a soft but not sticky dough is formed that you can work with. knead the dough for 10 minutes.
• 5 when the dough is smooth, place it in a lightly greased large bowl covered with damp towel and let it rise 60-90 minutes (or until doubled).
• 6 *** if you are making cinnamon rolls, calzone, or pizza, you can begin rolling out your dough ***.
• 7 punch down the dough and let rise until doubled again, about 60-90 minutes.
• 8 pull off enough dough to make balls about 2-3 inches in diameter, and place in a greased 9 x 13" baking pan so they are touching (glass pans may cause bottoms to burn).
• 9 repeat with remaining dough (about 36 dinner rolls).
• 10 cover and let rise until doubled in size.
• 11 bake in a 400ºf oven for 20-25 minutes until golden on top.
• 12 remove from oven when golden brown, and brush liberally with 1/2 cup melted butter.