Here's our turkey before the second rise. We used almonds for the eyes.

We always make at least a double batch because these rolls are SOOO good. Since we still had plenty of dough left and this is too late to inspire anyone for Thanksgiving, I thought we would try a Christmas tree too. I rolled the dough extra think to cut out the star, since that part wouldn't be folded.

Then we let them rise for a while and this is what they looked like right before going in the oven:


They took a couple extra minutes to cook (but then just about everything does in my oven.) since they were all crammed together. This is how they looked after they came out.


I decided to experiment with coloring them, so I added some green Wilton paste to some melted butter. (It didn't mix super well...it must be water solable.)


I was going to try to sneak and do it without the kiddos help...but this blog is supposed to be about being more patient with my helping little hands...so they got to help and we had a pretty good go of it.
I think turkey rolls will be an annual appearance at our house. They were actually easier than laying them out the regular way (for me anyway). Since you can lay out more of them on one cookie sheet, we didn't have to bake them in shifts, so cooking them when a lot faster. The one downside to doing them this way...you can't snitch any before dinner because everyone will know some are missing. :)
Patti's Famous Dinner Roll Recipe (actually this originally came from a friend of Patti's mother, but in our family, they're always credited to Patti!)
Warm mixing bowl and add:
1 1/4 cups warm water
1 Tablespoon yeast and let it dissolve.
Add:
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening
Mix using hands until shortening is fairly well distributed in small clumps. Mix in:
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg (room temperature)
3 1/2 cups four.
Knead until flour is mixed in well. Add flour as needed to control stickiness. Set in warm place and let rise until it doubles in size. Roll out to 3/8 or 1/2 inch thickness. Cut with the top of a cup or glass. Fold in half and place on lightly greased cookie sheet. Set in warm place and let rise until double in size. Bake for about 10 minutes and 375. Brush tops with butter while still hot. Makes 20 rolls.
(Don't tell Patti, but I usually don't mix it with my hands anymore, but kids sure think that step is fun.)
The Christmas tree is nice, but I really really really like the Turkey Rolls!
ReplyDeleteI agree. Both are fantastic! But the turkey rolls warm my heart. :) Good Job!
ReplyDeleteHi Patti,
ReplyDeleteYour rolls look so cute. I like the tree idea too. Maybe I'll try that this Christmas.
Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog to let me know you tried it.
Did I just call you Patti?
ReplyDeleteI'm SOOO sorry. I better get some sleep.
I really love this idea!
ReplyDeletePlease link it up to my Thanksgiving link up!http://www.jdaniel4smom.com/2011/11/thanksgiving-traditions-link-up.html in the traditions section.
You should know that this will be the 3rd year in a row that I bring your turkey made of dinner rolls to my mom's house for Thanksgiving :) Thank you so much for the idea!
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