Pepperoni Rolls (oamc)

Total Time: 3 hrs 55 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup water, 110 degrees
• 2 tablespoons yeast
• 4 beaten eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 lb butter
• 10 cups flour
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 teaspoons salt
• 2 beaten eggs (for basting)
• 3 lbs sandwich pepperoni slices (may use turkey pepperoni)
• sesame seeds

Recipe

• 1 dissolve yeast in water and pinch of sugar and set aside.
• 2 beat 4 eggs and set aside.
• 3 heat milk and butter.
• 4 cool to lukewarm and add 4 cups of flour, sugar, and salt in mixing bowl with milk mixture.
• 5 mix well and add yeast and egg. add rest of the flour, a cup or two at a time, mixing well after each addition. knead until you have a soft manageable dough.
• 6 put in floured bowl, cover and let rise till double--approx. 1-1 1/2 hours.
• 7 after rising, knead, divide into 5 equal parts.
• 8 with one part, divide that one into 15 equal parts.
• 9 roll each out to 5x6 in size.
• 10 add 2-3 slices of pepperoni to each roll and roll up.
• 11 place rolls to greased cookie sheet (approx. 15 rolls per sheet).
• 12 cover and let rise again, about 1 hour.
• 13 baste with beaten egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• 14 bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until light brown.
• 15 (it may be helpful to switch cookie sheets in oven after 15 min.).
• 16 to freeze: place baked rolls in a large freezer bag. seal, label and freeze.
• 17 to serve: allow to thaw at room temperature and enjoy. for a crispier roll, reheat in a 300 degree oven for about 10 minutes.