Steakhouse Rolls

STEAKHOUSE ROLLS
Lone Star Steakhouse Copycat Recipe

Serves 16

4 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/3 cup shortening
3/4 cup + 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
3 large eggs
4 packages (1/4 oz. each) active dry yeast
1/2 cup lukewarm water
7 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon salt
1 1/4 cups milk

Cream butter and shortening with sugar. Add eggs slowly, blending well between each addition. Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water (110 degrees, make sure water isn't too hot). Sift together flour and salt. Add half of the flour and half of the milk to the shortening sugar mixture. Add dissolved yeast. Add remainder of the milk and flour to make a soft dough. Cover dough and let it rest for 10 minutes.

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 8-10 minutes or until dough is smooth and elastic. Place dough in a lightly greased bowl large enough to hold dough when doubled in size, turning once to grease the surface. Cover, let rise in a warm place until doubled in size (about 2 hours). Fold dough over from 4 sides to knead lightly. Let rise again until doubled in size. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and shape as desired.

To make cloverleaf rolls: Shape dough into small balls. Three balls should half fill a greased muffin tin. Brush with melted butter or margarine. Let rise in a warm place until double in size. Do not let rolls over rise. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven until both the top and bottom of the rolls are golden brown, about 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven and brush the top of the rolls with melted butter or margarine.

Source:  Allrecipes