CAGED: Sunday Morning Dinner Rolls

The NANDRIA Series include a few twentieth century recipes at the end of each novel. Kathi Helwig, DVM, shows how to make Nandria’s mother-in-law’s favorite treat as given in CAGED.

Sunday Morning Dinner Rolls

• ½ cup margarine (melted)

• ½ tsp salt

• 2 eggs (beaten) 

• ½ cup sugar

• ½ cup milk 

• ¼ cup margarine (melted)

• 3 cups flour 

• ½ cup sugar

• 3 tsp baking powder

• 1½  - 2 tsp cinnamon

Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Quickly mix melted margarine, eggs and milk, then add to dry ingredients. Mix and then turn out onto a lightly floured surface.

Roll out ¼  inch thick in a rectangular shape.

Mix ¼ cup melted margarine, sugar and cinnamon, then spread onto rolled dough. Roll up the dough like a jelly roll. Cut slices ½ inch wide and lay cut surface down on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 – 10 minutes. Remove from sheet within 3 – 4 minutes. Makes 2½ dozen.