From my great-grandmama's cookbook....... as always, some of my favorite things are "in" this recipe.......quick, easy, light, fluffy! 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 3 tablespoons white sugar 2 teaspoons salt 1-1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast 1-1/2 cups milk 1/2 cup water 5/8 cup butter, divided Combine 3 cups of the flour, the sugar, salt and yeast in a large bowl. Stir well and set aside. Combine milk, water and 1/4 cup of the butter in a saucepan and cook over medium heat until butter melts, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and let mixture cool to 120 to 130 degrees F (49 to 54 degrees C). Gradually add milk to flour mixture and beat at low speed of an electric mixer for 30 seconds. Then beat for 2 minutes at high speed. Gradually stir in the remaining flour to make a soft dough. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 8 to 10 minutes or until dough is smooth and elastic. Place dough in a well greased bowl, turning to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place for about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Punch dough down, cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Melt remaining 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter. Shape dough into 40 balls and dip each one in the melted butter. Place the balls in two greased 9 inch square baking pans. Cover and let rise for 45 minutes. Bake in a preheated 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) oven for 15 minutes or until rolls are golden. Brush warm rolls with any remaining melted butter. Makes 40 servings= 40 rolls

Sooo yummy and they'll NEVER know what's in 'em, if they don't like sour cream or yogurt.....it just provides a teeny tang in the wonderful flavor! 1/4 cup water, warm (105 to 110 degrees) 1/4 cup margarine (or butter) 1 cup sour cream or plain yogurt 3 cup flour 1 pkg. active dry yeast 2 Tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 egg Put in a small pan 1/4 cup water, warm (105 to 110 degrees) and 1/4 cup margarine. Heat to melt margarine but do not boil, then add 1 cup sour cream or plain yogurt (my fav). Heat until quite warm (110-120 degrees) In a bowl mix together: 1 cup flour, 1 pkg active dry yeast, 2 tbls sugar and 1 tsp salt. Mix thoroughly - then pour liquid over and beat vigorously by hand or electric mixer. Add 1 egg and beat again vigorously. While beating add up to 2 cups flour or until you get a dough stiff enough to handle. (dough should be soft, but no longer sticky--smooth as a babys' behind). Flour picks up moisture from the air, so the day you make bread, the amount of flour could vary quite a bit. Just add sprinkles" of flour toward the end and knead until the dough is no longer sticky and feels silky smooth. Oil (or butter) top of dough, cover bowl with plastic wrap and proof till nearly double (about 50 minutes to an hour). Place dough on a floured board and pat out to about 1/2 thick and cut and shape as you wish. Let rise 15-30 minutes. Bake at 375 degrees about 20 minutes. Butter the tops when they come out. ********************** Note: These can be turned in to "brown and serve" rolls and frozen and are great when you just need "one or two" rolls. Just bake until barely "ivory" in color cool and freeze. When you want to serve later, place in a pre-heated oven and bake till nicely browned.)