Mel's Rolls

1/2 cup warm water
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon yeast
1 cup milk
1/3 cup butter
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons salt
2 eggs, well beaten
5 cups flour (unsifted)

Mix together warm water, sugar, and yeast. Scald milk; add butter so it will melt, then put in refrigerator to cool. Let mixtures stand 20 minutes. In a large bowl combine sugar, salt, eggs, yeast mixture, milk mixture; stir in flour. Let rise 20 minutes. Knead on floured surface. Form into rolls. Let rise (about 20 minutes). Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Makes 2 dozen.

From start to finish this takes me about 1 1/2 hours.

I like to use this recipe for cinnamon rolls.

CINNAMON ROLLS

Cream:
2/3 cup shortening
2/3 cup sugar

Add:
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 beaten eggs
1 cup warm mashed potatoes (or 1 cup boiling water and 1 cup potato flakes)

Dissolve:
1 package or 1 TBL yeast with
1/2 cup warm water

Add to first mixture:
Dissolved yeast
1 additional cup of warm water

Add:
6-7 cups flour, one at a time, mixing each cup with a fork

Let rise for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, punch down

Roll dough 1/4 inch thick and sprinkle with half of the following mixture:
1/2 cube melted butter
2/3 cup sugar
2 TBL cinnamon

Roll the dough into a long roll; cut into sections. Place on a greased pan; let rise 40 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes or just until golden brown. Top warm rolls with medium glaze of powdered sugar and a small amount of water and some vanilla mixed together.

Firehouse Sunday Biscuits and Gravy

1 (12 ounce) package maple flavored sausage

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

3 cups whole milk

salt and pepper to taste

Refridgerated Buttermilk Biscuits (cook according to directions on package)

Place sausage in a large skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Add flour to sausage and stir. Gradually whisk in milk and cook until thickened. Season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat, and simmer for 12 to 15 minutes. If gravy becomes too thick, stir in a little more milk.

Hint: Only use maple sausage. Anything else will change the taste of this recipe!