Certified Delishussness

Since a couple of you asked, here is the recipe to the best dinner rolls you've ever had. Heck, we eat them for dessert they're so darn good. They are called Idaho Potato Rolls because they are actually from a REAL Idaho potato farmer's wife. As with any recipe, you don't have to be absolutely exacting with the ingredients. Oh....and this recipe is HUGE, so feel to half or quarter it...I do quite often.

Mix:
4 Cups mashed potatoes (or hydrated potato pearls)
1 Cup margarine or butter (2 sticks)
4 eggs
1 Tbl. salt
2 Tbls. yeast dissolved in 2 Cups warm water
2 Cups sugar

After ingredients are mixed thoroughly, add 12-14 Cups of All Purpose flour. You can use bread flour as well, but it doesn't taste as good for some reason. You gotta knead that dough until it's smooth and not-too-sticky. Cut into 4 EQUAL sections of dough and roll each one like a pizza. Cover with melted butted and use pizza cutter to slice into equal pieces (about 16 rolls per section). Roll them up from outside-to-in and place on baking sheet. Let rise and bake at 350 degrees until golden brown.

I don't tell you the time because my 2 ovens can vary in cooking time by 15 minutes or more.

For cinnamon rolls, make the bread as above, but cut dough into halves only. Using a rolling pin, flatten each portion to a rectangular piece and cover with butter, sugar, and cinnamon (to taste). Roll it up lengthwise and cut into individual rolls....about 1-2 inches thick. Doesn't matter, really.

Icing: (in a mixer)
5 Cups powdered sugar
1 1/4 Cups butter
1/8 tsp. salt
Evaporated milk until mixture is smooth

Put a large dollop of icing onto each roll right after they come out of the oven so it gets nice and melty. Consume to your heart's content.