This is a Mennonite Refrigerator Rolls recipe is from one of my oldest and favorite Amish cookbooks. You do have to refrigerate this dough overnight, but otherwise this is nice and easy.
Dinner rolls come from a rich tradition in Amish and Mennonite baking culture and the act of refrigerating dough overnight really lets the flavors come together and you get a rich, robust roll. The quick rolls are absolutely wonderful, but if you have more time you'll be rewarded with this roll. If you don't have overnight, just putting them in the fridge for a good 5 - 6 hours will give you the same effect.
I like these Mennonite Refrigerator Rolls because they don't require bunches of ingredients or 10 million steps. For a yeast roll, this is pretty easy. Perfect to put in a basket on your Easter or Thanksgiving table!
The mashed potatoes in this recipe really give the rolls some great texture!
Make sure the potatoes are warm, if using leftovers just warm them up in the microwave for a bit.
You get a nice dough which is then molded into rolls after sitting overnight.
It is always exciting to see the rolls take shape!
These rolls enjoy a rich tradition in Mennonite culture.
🍞 Mennonite Refrigerator Rolls
- 1 package yeast
- 1 1 /2 cups lukewarm water
- 1 cup warm mashed potatoes
- 2 /3 cup sugar
- 2 /3 cup shortening
- 2 eggs
- 1 1 /2 teaspoons salt
- 6 - 7 cups flour
📋 Instructions
- Dissolve yeast in water.,
- Stir in sugar, shortening, salt, potatoes, and eggs.
- Add flour 2 - 3 cups at a time.
- Mix well and refrigerate overnight.
- Roll into ball shapes and place in two greased cake pans.
- Bake at 350-375 until golden brown on top.
🍞 Roll Recipes
Amish One-Hour Rolls - Delicious
Butterscotch Cinnamon Rolls - Double Delicious!
Long John Rolls - So good!
🖨️ Refrigerator Rolls
Mennonite Refrigerator Rolls
Ingredients
- 1 package yeast
- 1 ½ cups lukewarm water
- 1 cup warm mashed potatoes
- 2 /3 cup sugar
- 2 /3 cup shortening
- 1 1 /2 teaspoons salt
- 2 eggs
- 6 - 7 cups flour
Instructions
- Dissolve yeast in water.,
- Stir in sugar, shortening, salt,potatoes, and eggs.
- Add flour 2 - 3 cups at a time.
- . Mix well and refrigerate overnight.
- Roll into ball shapes and place intwo greased cake pans.
- Bake at 350-375 until golden brownon top, about 25 mins.
Hope
I have made these rolls for many years with recipe from an old church cookbook and they are marvelous -- a favorite for our whole family. Last year we had moved and I could not yet find my cookbook. I did however find the above recipe thanks to your column and made it.
The difference between the two recipes is that it works much better if one uses two packages of yeast.
Really appreciate your work, Kevin -- God bless you and yours!! A joyous Easter to all.
Linda Gitzel
The recipe doesn't state how many eggs.
Paulette Martin
2 eggs it is also under Amish receipies
Pat Hogan
2 eggs
Tina
Good morning , Linda,
yes it does, at the beginning of the recipe. Look here:
🍞 MENNONITE REFRIGERATOR ROLLS
1 package yeast
1 1 /2 cups lukewarm water
1 cup warm mashed potatoes
2 /3 cup sugar
2 /3 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 1 /2 teaspoons salt
6 - 7 cups flour
I´ve tried it an the taste is delicious.
Greeetings from Germany and a joyous Easter to all.
Tina