Cool Rise Rolls............cookbook correction

ooops......I think we messed up Mom's most famous recipe!!!
When I make Cool Rise Rolls I always use 1 1/2 t. salt. When I was getting ready for my class a few weeks ago I discovered that the recipe in the cookbook only calls for 1/2 t. salt. So I spent a little time trying to find out if anyone in the family had made them with only 1/2 t. salt. I didn't find anyone who did until today Alisha emailed to ask if the recipe really only called for 1/2 t. salt. She made them and said, "they tasted dull and they didn't rise too well". Anyway, I am concerned that we kinda ruined Mom's most famous recipe???? We really didn't mean to!!! The main purpose of salt is to enhance the flavor and it does affect the yeast as well. So I think you really do need 1 1/2 t. salt!!!
So I decided I would post it here so at least some of you will have it right!!!
Actually here is my whole handout from my class.

BREAKFAST, LUNCH OR DINNER? WITH ONE BASIC RECIPE!!
Class and recipes by Karla Kimball
This class is designed to teach you how to take the basic, “Cool Rise Roll” recipe and make just about anything made with bread dough by adding a few other ingredients.

Cool Rise Rolls - This recipe was my Mom’s creation (Evelyn Atkinson)
Place in Large Mixing Bowl in the order listed:
2 c. flour ( I use Bread flour)
2 T. dry Yeast
½ c. sugar
2/3 c. dry powdered milk
1½ t. salt
In a 2 cup measuring cup pour in ½ cup oil (I use canola oil) and 1 ½ cups of hottest tap water. Add all at once to the dry ingredients and beat until well blended and smooth.
Add 2 eggs and 1 more cup of flour – Mix Well.
Add 2 more cups of flour and mix well. You may need to add ½ to 1 cup more of flour at this point – add about ¼ cup at a time. You want a soft smooth dough but not overly sticky.
* Sometimes Mom would add ¼ t. ginger & 1 c. of leftover mashed potatoes instead of the powdered milk.
Take a large piece of saran wrap (about 2 ft. long) and pour about 2-3 Tablespoons of oil on to it and smear it around on the saran wrap. Place the dough on the saran wrap and coat the dough with the oil and then fold the saran wrap over the dough. Let rest for 20-30 minutes.

Punch the dough down and divide the dough into 3 even pieces. On a sprayed OR floured surface, roll each piece of dough into about a 10 inch circle (about ½ inch thick). Cut each circle into 8 pieces like cutting a pie. Then roll each piece starting at the widest edge to form a crescent roll. Place on a greased cookie sheet. Makes 24 rolls. (You can shape the dough in any way that you choose – crescent rolls are just my favorite shape.)

Now you can either cover the rolls with that same piece of saran wrap and place them in the refrigerator to bake within the next 24 hours OR put them in the freezer to use in the next month OR you can let them rise for a few minutes while the oven preheats and bake them. Bake at 375 for 15-17 minutes. If you put them in the refrigerator to bake later; when you take them out of refrigerator, remove the saran wrap, let them sit while the oven preheats, and then bake as directed above. If they were in the freezer thaw and let rise (3 hours on the counter OR 8 hours in refrigerator) and then bake.

Breakfast ideas
Cinnamon rolls, Orange rolls, Cinnamon Pull a Parts, Lemon Pull a Parts, Breakfast Pizzas, Cream Cheese Ring, French Toast Bundt Ring, Braided Berry Loaf, Coffee Cake, Domino Dots, etc. etc. etc.

I made up this recipe because I like really gooey cinnamon rolls.

Gooey Carmel Cinnamon Rolls
Gooey Carmel
melt together in the microwave:
1/2 c. butter or margarine
1 c. brown sugar
Stir well and add 2 T. karo syrup. Stir and set aside.
Place cupcake papers on a cookie sheet and spray them with cooking spray and them put about 1 tablespoon of the Gooey Carmel mixture in each one.
Take one third of a batch of cool rise dough and roll into a rectangle (about 14x7 inches).
Spread with butter or margarine. Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon. Roll up and slice into 10 cinnamon rolls and place one slice in each cupcake paper. Rise for about 20-30 minutes and bake at 375 for 15 minutes. Cool slightly and frost while still warm.
Frosting
1/3 c. melted butter or margarine
4 - 5 c. powdered sugar
1 t. vanilla
1/4 - 1/2 c. milk
Stir until desired consistency; adding more powdered sugar or milk as needed.
This is enough gooey carmel and frosting for a whole batch of cool rise dough; which makes about 30 cinnamon rolls or a cookie sheet full. You do not have to use the cupcake papers, and you can make them bigger if you want.

Lunch Ideas
Traditional Pizza, Garden Salad Pizza, Taco Pizza, Hamburger Buns, Bacon Cheese Bites, Weiner Roll Ups, Little Smokies, Sandwich rollups, Sloppy Joes, Open Faced Sandwiches, Meatball Muffins, etc. etc. etc.
Meatball Muffins
1/2 batch of Cool Rise Roll Dough
1/2 cup marinara sauce OR spaghetti sauce OR tomato sauce seasoned with Italian Seasoning
12 frozen cooked Italian style meatballs
½ c. grated mozzarella cheese, or cheese of choice
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
extra sauce, if desired, and you may want to warm it
Spray counter lightly with non-stick cooking spray. Roll out a piece of dough (divide dough into 12 pieces, a 1½ inch ball) into a 5-inch circle. Place 1-2 tablespoons sauce in the center of each circle. Top with 1 meatball and sprinkle with cheese. Pull dough up around filling to completely enclose and pinch to seal. Place seam side down in a sprayed muffin tin, makes 12. Brush each one with butter and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning. Let rise 20-30 minutes and bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes. Serve warm with or without extra sauce.
Pizza
For a 12” pizza crust use 1/3 of a batch of dough. Spray a 12 inch pizza pan and roll dough out on the pizza pan forming a ridge around the outside edge. Bake at 400 for 5 minutes. Spread pizza sauce over the crust. Sprinkle with grated cheese, and whatever other toppings you like, sprinkle with a little more cheese. Bake at 350 for 12 to 15 minutes.
Hint: For a fresh fruit or fresh vegetable pizza cook the crust completely before adding toppings. Bake at 400 for 5 minutes. Remove from oven and gently press down all the bubbles. Return to oven for 10 to 15 minutes.

Dinner Ideas
Dinner rolls, Tuna Ring, Chicken Ring, Scones, Navajo Tacos, Chicken Pillows, Chicken Pot Pie, Chicken Puffs, Bread sticks, etc. etc. etc.
Tuna Ring
½ batch of Cool Rise Dough. Roll out and cut into 12 crescent rolls. Arrange crescent roll dough on 12” – 14” round baking stone in circle (arrange dough with points hanging off the edge of the edge of the stone).
For filling, mix together:

2 cans tuna, drained
2 eggs
½ c. Chopped celery
½ c. Grated cheese

Place this mixture on the dough and then pick up the point of the dough that is hanging over the edge of the pan and fold over the filling and tuck under the dough. Allow to rise for 20 minutes. Bake 375 for 20 minutes. Serve with white sauce or tuna gravy.
Chicken Ring Filling
Follow directions above only use this filling.

1 – 10 ¾ ounce can Cream of Chicken soup
2 c. cooked chicken, diced into small pieces
1 ½ c. Chopped broccoli
½ c. Chopped celery
2 T. grated onion
½ c. Grated cheese

Serve with chicken gravy or make gravy with 1 can of cream of chicken soup and ½ can of milk heated in the microwave.

A friend at the class also shared that she makes a Taco Ring by using refried beans, hamburger, taco seasoning and cheese. I think I'll try it!!

Anytime is Dessert Time -- Dessert Ideas
Apple Tart, Carmel Apple Pie, German Chocolate Pizza, Cream Cheese Fruit Torte, Coffee Cake, Cinnamon Streusel Bundt Rolls, Carmel Cashew Bars, Banana Cream Pizza, Cinnamon Knots, etc. etc. etc.
German Chocolate Pizza
1/3 of a batch of Cool Rise Roll Dough
14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
1 cup shredded coconut
11/2 cups milk chocolate chips

Spray a 12 inch pizza pan and roll dough out on the pizza pan forming a ridge around the outside edge. Bake at 400 for 5 minutes. Spread about ½ (or less) of the can of sweetened condensed milk over the crust, sprinkle with nuts, coconut, chocolate chips and drizzle the remainder of the sweetened condensed milk over the top. Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes.