
4 cups warm water
¼ cup fast-acting yeast
1 cup sugar
1 cup oil
½ cup powdered milk
1/8 cup salt
2 eggs
12-13 cups flour
Shredded cheese
Seasonings of choice
(try garlic powder, oregano, basil, garlic salt and parsley)
In a large mixing bowl, whisk warm water and yeast until dissolved. Whisk in sugar, oil, milk, salt and eggs. Add flour 1 cup at a time. Mix until it becomes too thick for a whisk, then use a spoon and finally switch to hands rubbed with Crisco to form a dough. Knead dough, adding more flour if needed, until a smooth and elastic dough forms. Cover, set in a warm area and let rise until doubled in size. Punch down dough and fold down a couple times. Cover and let rise again.
Spray counter with cooking spray or dust with flour. Roll out dough into large rectangle (as you would for cinnamon or caramel rolls). Top with seasonings and cheese. Roll up into a log, then cut into about 1-inch sections. Transfer rolls to baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray or lined with parchment paper and let rise again. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Brush tops with butter while still hot.
BARBIE’S TIP: This is a great base dough recipe. The school uses it to make buns, too. Be creative with your spiral roll toppings. Try cinnamon and sugar or mozzarella and pizza sauce for instant kid-friendly favorites!
Recipe by Head Cook Barbie Martin, Anamoose-Drake Elementary School