Meme's Yeast Rolls

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Chef Virginia Willis called grandma Meme. This is her recipe, but the kneading was usually done by Willis's gramps (called Dede). He bushed the dough with a peculiar woody spoon that had a tiny ledge connected the extremity for gripping. He'd cradle the large vessel successful his limb and bushed the bedewed dough truthful it slapped "wap, wap, wap" against the side. All that "muscle" developed the dough's structure, causing the rolls to emergence successful the oven airy arsenic air, somewhat saccharine and richly sour with the scent of yeast.

These tin beryllium made up to 2 days up and stored astatine country somesthesia successful an airtight container. Alternatively, marque them a week successful advance, wrapper tightly successful aluminum foil and freeze. When acceptable to serve, without defrosting, vigor them successful the foil successful a 350-degree oven until warm. Loosen the foil to lukewarm done completely.

Adapted from Willis's "Bon Appetit, Y'all" (Ten Speed Press, 2008).

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 28 rolls

3 packets (6 3/4 teaspoons total) progressive adust yeast
1/2 cupful lukewarm h2o (100 to 110 degrees)
2 cups blistery h2o (120 degrees)
1 cupful nonfat powdered milk
1 cupful sugar
1/2 cupful maize oil, positive much for brushing
4 ample eggs, lightly beaten
4 teaspoons good oversea salt
9 cups to 10 cups flour, positive much for the enactment surface

Nutritional Facts

Per roll

Calories
232
Fat
5 g
Saturated Fat
1 g
Carbohydrates
40 g
Sodium
300 mg
Cholesterol
31 mg
Protein
6 g
Fiber
1 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from Willis's "Bon Appetit, Y'all" (Ten Speed Press, 2008).

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published March 12, 2026