Clover Leaf Rolls

Cloverleaf Sweet Rolls

These were always a favorite at our family holiday potlucks. My Aunt Doris made them from scratch. The following is her recipe, but using frozen roll dough.

1 # frozen bread dough, thawed

3 doz pecan halves

1/4 c brown sugar

1/4 cup butter, divided

Allow thawed bread dough to rise about 1 hour or until double in size. Grease a muffin tin. Place 3 pecan halves in the bottom of each muffin cup. Add a rounded teaspoon of brown sugar and a pat of butter (about 1 teaspoon). Cut the dough into 3 dozen small rounds, Roll in your hands until smooth and tuck 3 into each muffin cup.  Let rise again, about 30 minutes. Bake 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until desired brownness.  Brush tops with melted butter. Invert onto waxed paper. Makes 1 dozen rolls.

Option - make the dough from scratch.

1 pkg active dry yeast dissolved in 1/4 C warm water

1 C milk, scalded

1/4 C shortening (I use cooking oil)

1/4 C sugar

1 t salt

3 1/2 C flour

1 egg

Add sugar, shortening and salt to scalded milk. Let cool slightly.

Add 1 1/2 C of flour and beat well

Beat in yeast and egg

Gradually add remaining flour to make a soft dough

Placed in greased bowl, turning once to grease surface.
Cover and let rise until double. 

Punch down and make small rounds, about 1"
Follow recipe above, using 3 small rounds in each muffin cup.
Makes 2 dozen Cloverleaf rolls so you will need to double recipe for pecans, brown sugar and butter given above.