Shelly's Recipe

BROWN SUGAR ROLLS

Category: Bread

6 cups flour
1 tbsp salt
3/4 cup shortening
2 tbsp baking powder
3 cups milk
1/4 cup butter
1 lb brown sugar
1 cup chopped nuts

Heat oven to 425. Grease muffin pan. In a mixing bowl, combine first 3 ingredients and mix well. Add baking powder. Pour in milk all at once and continue mixing. When the dough forms a ball, take it out of the bowl and turn it out onto a flour board. Let it sit for a few minutes. Spread the dough out a bit by patting it down.

With a floured rolling pin, roll the dough as thin as possible without any breaks. With a knife, cut off the uneven edges and work them into the dough to make a square. Cover the dough with butter, spreading it on as if greasing a pan. Sprinkle with brown sugar over dough, using your hands to make an even layer. Sprinkle the chopped nuts over the sugar, all the way to the edges.
Roll up the dough away from you, until you reach the top of the square.

Gently squeeze the long roll so there are no thick spots. Cut roll into 1 1/2 inch thick pieces. Place each piece in a well greased muffin tin. Bake until lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Remove the rolls from the oven and take them out immediately so the won’t stick. Cool on rack. Makes 18 rolls.