Marilyn Thompson's Nosey Rolls

Shane's requested that I learn how to make some of his mom's favorite foods. I usually make these rolls every Sunday. You can make a large cookie sheet full of delicious rolls with this recipe. We enjoy them all week.

1. Mix 2 (scant...less than) T. of dry yeast and 1/4 c. warm water in a mug (stir with plastic, not metal).
2. In a small microwavable bowl, add 1 cup of water and 1/2 c. shortening and microwave for 1 minute.
3. Mix 1/2 c. sugar and 2 tsp. salt. Add 3 well-beaten eggs, water/shortening mixture, and yeast/water mixture. Mix well.
4. Slowly add 4 1/2 cups of sifted flour.
5. Put dough in a greased/covered bowl to rise for a couple of hours.
6. Roll out to about 1/4 inch or so on well-floured surface and cut into large circles.
7. Dip half of the circle into melted butter and place on large cookie sheet and fold over in half. Use two finger to seal them together. (I know that's kind of confusing...I'll try to add pictures this weekend).

Here's a list of ingredients:
-2 T (scant) dry yeast
-1/4 cup warm water
-1/2 cup shortening
-1 cup water
-1/2 cup sugar
-2 tsp. salt
-3 well-beaten eggs
-4 1/2 cups sifted flour
-melted butter

Resurrection Rolls

A friend of mine posted this recipe on FB. I think we'll make them tomorrow morning.

Resurrection Rolls:
Crescent rolls
melted butter
large marshmallows
cinnamon
sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Give each child a triangle of crescent rolls. The crescent roll represents the cloth that Jesus was wrapped in.

Give each child a marshmallow, this represents Jesus. Have them dip the marshmallow in melted butter, which represents the oils of embalming. Then dip the buttered marshmallow in the cinnamon and sugar which represent the spices used to anoint the body.

Then wrap the coated marshmallow tightly in the crescent roll (not like a typical crescent roll up, but bring the sides up and seal the marshmallow inside.) This represents the wrapping of Jesus' body after death.

Place in a 350 degree oven for 10-12 minutes. The oven represents the tomb.

When the rolls have cooled slightly, the children can open their rolls (cloth) and discover that Jesus is no longer there, He is risen. (The marshmallow and the crescent roll is puffed up, but empty.)

NOTE: I had problems the first time I made them. I re-did them last night and they worked. What I did was I cut the large marshmallow in half. Then instead of baking them on a cookie sheet I put them into cupcake papers and baked them in the muffin tin. They worked MUCH better and they were hollow inside. When I did it the first way with the whole marshmallow and on a cookie sheet, they oozed marshmallow everywhere and were not hollow).