Basic Roll Dough

3 – 3 ¼ cups unsifted flour

1 package active dry yeast

1 teaspoon salt

¼ cup sugar

1 cup milk

3 tablespoons butter

1 egg

In large bowl, mix together 1 cup flour with dry yeast, salt and sugar.  In a large measuring cup add the milk and butter and place in microwave and heat until 120-130 degrees.  Pour milk/butter mixture over the flour mixture and beat together well.  Stir in the remaining flour to form a stiff dough.  Cover and let rise until doubled in size, about 1 ¼ hours.  Then turn dough out on floured surface and knead a few times until dough is not sticky. Make into cinnamon rolls, dinner rolls, or whatever you desire. 

For Cinnamon Rolls:  roll dough into a rectangle about 15-18, cover with 4 tablespoons melted butter and then ½ cup sugar mixed with 2 teaspoons cinnamon.  Sprinkle about 1 cup chopped pecans on top and then roll dough up starting on the long edge.  Cut dough into 1 inch pieces and place onto a baking sheet.  Cover with a tea towel and let rise for about 45 minutes or until doubled in size.  Bake in a 375 degree oven for 20 -25 minutes; or until golden brown. 

When cooled drizzle over glaze of choice. 

For dinner rolls: shape rolls into desired shape and cover with a tea towel and let rise about 30 minutes until doubled in size.  Bake in a 400 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes.  * For brown and serve rolls, only bake in a 300 degree oven for 15-20 minutes.  Cool completely and store in zip lock bags in freezer for up to 3 months.  Bake frozen rolls on a cookie sheet at 425 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown.