Name: Grandma's Yeast Rolls
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 24 rolls
Ingredients: 3/4 cup white sugar, divided; 1 3/4 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C); 2 1/2 (.25 ounce) envelopes active dry yeast; 6 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (such as King Arthur®), or as needed; 2 teaspoons salt; 1/4 cup lard, melted

Grandma's Yeast Rolls

"I have adapted these yeast rolls from my grandmother's yeast bread recipe. I have increased the sugar to create a little sweeter roll than Grandma used to make and replaced her refrigerated cake yeast with dried (easier availability). They are delicious served with Danish Lurpak® butter (it's a little tangy, just like Grandma's)! Rolls can be made the night before and reheated, covered in foil, at 300 degrees F for about ten minutes."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients

Why it works: Sugar and flour are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 92,116 recipes. Both carry phenylacetaldehyde, which smells hawthorne, honey. The science ↓

Grandma's Yeast Rolls

24 rolls

Prep20 min

Cook1 hr

Ingredients

3/4 cup white sugar, divided
1 3/4 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
2 1/2 (.25 ounce) envelopes active dry yeast
6 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (such as King Arthur®), or as needed
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup lard, melted

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

619Calories

13 gProtein

14 gFat

108 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Lard	1 tbsp (12.8g)	115
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Water	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Sugar + flourtop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together92,116 recipes

Shared aroma: phenylacetaldehyde (hawthorne, honey).

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