Comments on: Homemade Dinner Rolls

By: gillian

gillian — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:07:52 +0000

these recipes look tasty!

By: gillian

gillian — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:06:54 +0000

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By: Jill

Jill — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:41:04 +0000

Hi CJ,
I, too, am sorry to hear the dinner rolls didn’t work out. I wish I could have been with you to help you cook. No one should have to cook such a big dinner alone. Without being there, I can’t tell you why they were heavy rolls.

My first guess: It could have been the yeast was old. Even when we’ve just bought the jar or packets, stores can still shelve outdated products. Did the dough rise when it was resting for 45 minutes?

What were the rolls like before you froze them? Did you try one then?

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:33:15 +0000

Hi CJ

I’m not the owner of this site, that would be Jill, but I wanted to hop on here since you said noone here said that were light and fluffy.

I have made these rolls probably 6 different times and followed the directions exactly as written each time. Every time they have been perfect. I even made them for Thanksgiving this year and my Uncle-in-law raved on and on about them. I’m sorry you had trouble! I love these rolls, my kids request them all the time. I have never tried to freeze them however, I wonder if that affected them at all. Hope you’ll try them again following the recipe to the T and see if you have better luck. They are a favorite around here

By: CJ

CJ — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:27:27 +0000

I am an excellent cook/chef/baker and very rarely have failures. I chose this recipe to serve for Thanksgiving because I was having a large gathering and had no help, so had to do it all myself. These were supposed to be easy, quick, etc….I made them a day ahead and froze them.

I followed the directions exactly. The rolls were heavy and not light and fluffy at all. My husband asked if I had let the dough rise and called them hockey pucks, said I shouldn’t have served them. I think if they were allowed to rise again after shaping into balls, maybe that would have made a difference, rather than putting immediately into the oven. I don’t know if anyone else had heavy rolls, but I noticed no one on the comments called them light and fluffy like yeast rolls should be.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:03:11 +0000

Did you see the Orange Cranberry Spirals? Those are really pretty and they are delish too! Going to dig through some old recipes I haven’t made in a while and search out some new ones too

By: Jill

Jill — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:35:31 +0000

Mmm, Christmas cookies. It’s that time for Cookie Exchange parties. I can’t wait to read what you’ve cooked up, Amanda.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:30:20 +0000

You are right my friend No car games, the kids are getting older now, so iPods and Nintendo DS helps a lot. LOL~ Hope you had a joyous Thanksgiving Gotta get busy posting more cookie recipes on my blog for Christmas!

By: Jill

Jill — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:19:15 +0000

((BIG HUG)) Good morning Amanda!
A 6 hour drive? Wowzer. What car games did you play?

Just thinking, I can’t believe it’s been a year, too. It feels like we met just last Spring.
Time flies when you’re blogging about fun. ;D Am I right?

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:20:47 +0000

Hi Jill Can’t believe it’s been over a year since I found this post. I traveled this year for Thanksgiving. We drove 6 hours to see family. I took the ingredients with me and made these rolls at their house. They absolutely LOVED them. They are always a hit