Big Mama Butter Rolls

Ingredients

• 2 cups self-rising flour
• 1/3 cup Crisco
• 2/3 cup buttermilk
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 5-6 tablespoons sugar
• 1 quart milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 vanilla
• 2 tablespoons butter
• Cinnamon or nutmeg

Directions

Mix first 3 ingredients like you are mixing biscuit dough. Knead until dough is just a little firmer than normal biscuit dough.

Roll into a 9×13-inch rectangle. Spread 6 tablespoons softened butter over the surface and sprinkle with 5 to 6 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon or nutmeg. Roll up jellyroll style; starting with the 13-inch side.

Cut into 3/4 inch thick slices. Place cut side down into a 9×13-inch pan. In a large saucepan, combine milk, sugar, vanilla and 2 tablespoons butter. Heat until hot and the butter is melted. Pour over rolls. Bake at 400 degrees for approximately 30 minutes. Rolls will be lightly browned on top and the milk mixture will have thickened slightly to form a sauce.

To serve: Spoon sauce over rolls.

Source: Clarion Ledger – Jackson, Ms