Ohmi Rolls
Ingredients
  • 1 cup of boiling water
  • 1 cup of butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 beaten eggs
  • 2 cakes yeast
  • 1 cup cold water
  • 6 cups flour
Instructions
  1. Soak yeast in cold water five minutes.
  2. While soaking, pour boiling water over butter-(or half butter and half margarine)-and sugar.
  3. When slightly cool, add eggs.
  4. Stir into above mixture.
  5. Add flour.
  6. Cover and refrigerate for at least three hours, preferably over night. Shape rolls and place in greased tins, or if crescent shaped on greased cookie sheets.
  7. Let rise until double in bulk.
  8. To give rolls a glossy look, brush with beaten egg just before baking and sprinkle with poppy seeds. (opt.)
  9. Bake at 400 for 15 minutes.
Notes

This recipe comes from Florence Gottlieb, the original Ohmi. It is a family tradition to eat these on Thanksgiving.

We make 3 dozen rolls from one recipe of dough but you could get up to 4 dozen if you made them small.

 

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