Country Icebox Rolls are the perfect way to slow down, relax, and savor a homemade bite. Whether you're snacking, serving company for dinner, or just looking for a delicious treat that won't take all day to make, Country Icebox Rolls will not disappoint!
These rolls are made from only a few simple ingredients and come together quickly. A mix of buttery dough, refrigerate overnight before baking.
The result is light and flaky with just the right amount of sweetness - sure to please even the pickiest food critics! Serve them still warm from the oven or let them cool before serving; either way, your family will be asking for seconds.
This recipe comes from a friend. One Thanksgiving, some friends shared some of their family leftovers with me and the rolls were crazy good. I respectfully asked for the recipe. Turns out the recipe goes back to their great-grandparents.
Original Recipe Card + (3 ½ cups of flour)
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Answer: They keep getting better as the yeast develops in the refrigerator. The story goes that the rolls living in the Ice Box are always ready to be rolled out and baked. Ice Box Roll
Video: Country Icebox Dinner Rolls
How To Make Icebox Rolls
In this recipe, bread flour is used, which has a stronger gluten structure. That can lead to a tougher dinner roll. I'm still amazed at how well everything worked using bread flour. The original recipe uses All-Purpose flour, which creates a lighter texture dinner roll.
Big Tip, Use Bread Flour...
📖 Recipe
Country IceBox Rolls
Ingredients
- 1 quart Whole Milk
- 1 cup Crisco
- 1 cup Fine White Sugar
- 2 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Sea Salt Heaping
- 2 Packages of Dry Active Yeast /or 1 Yeast Cake
Instructions
- Add the Crisco, Whole Milk & Sugar into a medium pot and melt the Crisco down.
- Next cool ingredients till the thermometer read between 95-105 degrees ( Too hot, and the yeast will die and will not leaven the rolls.o
- Add Yeast and enough flour to create a loose batter consistency, transfer into an electric mixer.
- Wait about 20-30 minutes and let the yeast "Activate", the Yeast will bloom and grow in size from the activation from sugar. The yeast eats a bit of the sugar.
- Then sift your flour, baking powder, and baking soda together to remove any possible lumps.
- Start adding in Flour little by little till the dough comes to a nice texture. Adding around 3 ½ Cups of Flour or more. The dough will still be a little bit sticky to the touch.
- Allow the dough to rise in the warmest part of your kitchen for 1-2 hours or till doubles in size. Overnight in the refrigerator works very well. The dough will be easier to work with the next day.
Shaping the Rolls
- Sizing can be done with a digital scale or you can use an ice cream scooper for keeping even sizing and even cooking.
- I weighed out to around 1.6 ounces each
- Flour your hands and roll around in your hands to shape into a ball, pulling the dough underneath itself, pinch by pinch moving in a clockwise motion. Place on a flat surface and continue shaping till nicely shaped rolls.
- The layout on a cookie sheet and cover with melted butter and poppy seeds. You could use an egg wash,( Add Egg and some water mixed together)
- Bake at 425 for 12 to 15 minutes.
Video
Country Ice Box Rolls - Easy Fluffy Dinner Rolls
Maura Cerchio says
Can you substitute butter for Crisco?
Steven Pennington says
With this recipe, I have not tested with butter. I would think you could, but you would need to use high-quality butter. Here's what I recommend. Costs around $3.00...Hope that helps....https://www.amazon.com/Kerrygold-Pure-Irish-Butter-Foil/dp/B007N6Z5J0