Aunt Claras Rolls Recipes

AUNT CLARA'S FILLED MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Toss raisins and 1 teaspoon flour together in a saucepan until raisins are coated in flour. Stir 1/4 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and lemon juice into raisins. Pour 1 cup boiling water over raisin mixture; bring mixture to a boil. Cook, stirring constantly, until raisins start to break down and mixture thickens, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
• Stir 2 3/4 cups flour, 3/4 cup sugar, and salt together in a bowl.
• Whisk melted shortening and molasses together in another bowl; stir in remaining vanilla extract. Dissolve baking soda in 1/3 cup boiling water. Stir soda water into molasses mixture until mixture foams and is well-combined. Stir flour mixture and molasses mixture together in a large bowl until a stiff dough forms.
• Divide dough into 2 balls; 1 dough ball for the bottom cookie rounds and 1 ball for the top cookie rounds. Cover 1 dough ball with a damp paper towel; roll remaining dough ball out to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut dough into rounds using the top of a glass or a round cookie cutter. Place these bottom rounds 2-inches apart on a baking sheet. Top each dough round with 1 tablespoon of raisin filling mixture.
• Roll out remaining dough ball to 1/8-inch thickness and cut into rounds using the same cutter. Moisten fingers slightly with water and carefully work each top round from the center outwards until each is about 1/4-inch larger around than the bottom round. Working from one edge, place top round over bottom round and filling, pressing firmly to seal the cookie. Lightly press down tops of cookies to settle filling in the pocket.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cookie is set, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool briefly on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

AUNT CLARA'S ROLLS

Steps:

• In a food processor/mixer use dough hook and blend the first four ingredients together dissolve yeast into 1/2 cup of warm water. once blended add egg and gently blend into yeast mixture. Add to vegetable oil mixture and very lightly blend. Add flour, one cup at a time until dough forms into a ball and no longer adheres to sides of mixing bowl. Fold out onto a lightly floured surface and knead. In a lightly oiled bowl place dough and cover (about 45 mins to an hour) Punch down. roll dough into golf ball sized shape and place on a greased baking sheet. Place each roll about 1/2 inch apart. cover and let rise again. Bake at 350 degrees until light brown on the top (approximately 20-25 minutes) Enjoy!

PENNY PUFF (BUNS)

Steps:

• proof yeast in 1/4 cup lukewarm water (it says yeast cake soaked i hour ).
• pour boiling water over lard
• add sugar.
• and salt.
• cool
• add beaten eggs
• and yeast
• add enough flour to make stiff dough
• let dough rise until double
• shape into buns
• let rise again
• bake in 425 degree oven 15 minutes (im guessing on time and temp since its not on recipe ).