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In my family it wouldn't be a winter holiday without homemade squash yeast rolls on the dinner table.  Golden, moist, tender and wonderful flavor - and gets a bit of veggie into little ones. 

Please post the recipe.  I love butternut squash, I think a bread or even a pizza dough made from it would taste wonderful.
Or the squash rolls with a pot of yellow split pea soup or vegetable soup would be great on a cold day.

I've used pumpkin I've cooked and frozen, packaged frozen squash, cooked at home winter squash. And yes, they are delicious with soups too. I've been baking these since 1974 and they are the family "must have" for winter holidays.

Yeast Squash Rolls

1 cup warm water

¾ cup sugar

1 package dry yeast

            Put warm water, sugar and yeast in large mixer bowl.  Let stand for five minutes (good way to see if your yeast is active.)

3 T. oil

2 tsp. salt

1 cup cooked winter squash

½ cup dry milk solids

5 cups Pillsbury flour

Add oil, salt, dry milk and squash to yeast mixture.  Beat well at low speed.  Gradually add 2 cups flour.  Add rest of flour and mix by hand if you don’t have a dough hook on mixer.  Let rise in warm place, covered, until doubled. 

Knead gently on floured board.  Roll to 1 inch thickness (these make huge rolls, so can roll them ½ - ¾ inch and make more of them) Cut with floured 2 ½ inch biscuit cutter.  Roll edges in oil so rolls will separate easily.  Put into greased 9X13” pan and allow to rise until they are doubled.  Bake 400 degrees for about 20 minutes. 

 Golden, delicious warm from oven, or reheat well in microwave.

Enjoy!

Thank you for posting this recipe.  I have copied it and with luck I will make them for the holidays.  I will let you know if they were a success.  My bread making skills are a little lacking to put it mildly.

I have all the confidence in the world you will succeed. If you have a warm place for them to rise - and they do rise a bit while baking, you will have a big pan ofl wonderful, golden rolls that will become a favorite. 

Why is your screen name Grandma Ikki?  I'm collecting names grandchilden call their grandparents for part of an article I'm writing.  I'm Nana, by choice, in honor of a Nanna who loved me unconditionally, which is what I do for my grandson.

My grandchildren call me Nonnie and my husband is Poppie.

The story of "Grandma Ikki":
When my grandson was just starting to use names for every one my daughter was trying to get him to say "grandma Nikki" when he came out with grandma ikki obviously they laughed and that was all the encouragement he needed.  When I showed up at the door he ran over yelling grandma ikki, grandma ikki.  When I asked him if he could say.. NO he said NO, I asked him to say NICE, he said NICE... I asked him to say NIKKI and he said NIKKI when I asked him to say Grandma Nikki he said  Grandma Ikki and laughed and ran off.  I have been "grandma Ikki" to him ever since.  He is now going on 7 years old and I love it.  It does raise a few eyebrows when you hear a little voice from across a park yelling for Grandma Ikki, but I know who is yelling and for whom!
That is how "Grandma Ikki" got her start.
And I hope the story put a smile on your face, because just thinking about it brings a smile to mine.

Loved your story "Grandma Ikki". 

Kudos to  Pillsbury for offering this way to provide food for Americans.  I sent it to my granddaughter who has been making the crescent rolls for me for our dinners for years. Even though I am a Canadian I have so many good American friends  I have met camping in northern Ontario &  wintering  in Florida, I appreciate the opportunity to support you in your great need & bless the canadian government who have passed laws to prevent the same thing happeneing to Canadian banks.

Sincerely

Mary.

Thanks,
Michael is now 7 and I dread the day he stops calling me Grandma Ikki.  I would like to think that as I watch him graduate from High school or college he will still call me Grandma Ikki.
We are planning a day of cookie baking this weekend.  Have plans for a Star tree made of cookies and I think maybe some Magic cookie bars.  (That 7 layer cookie that always tastes so good)  They are easy and I will let him pick out what he wants for each layer so they will be Michael's Magic Cookie Bars.
Have fun everyone, making cookies and memories.

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Thanks,
Michael is now 7 and I dread the day he stops calling me Grandma Ikki.  I would like to think that as I watch him graduate from High school or college he will still call me Grandma Ikki.
We are planning a day of cookie baking this weekend.  Have plans for a Star tree made of cookies and I think maybe some Magic cookie bars.  (That 7 layer cookie that always tastes so good)  They are easy and I will let him pick out what he wants for each layer so they will be Michael's Magic Cookie Bars.
Have fun everyone, making cookies and memories.

[That 7 layer cookie sounds different  how do I get the recipe for them  ,I could try them with my grandkids . Please let me know , I just joined the group.    Thanks Doughgirl0037/quote]

Hi Doughgirl0037-I have the recipe, however the original did have 7 layers, but the one I have only has 6-The only other layer might have been minature marshmellows.  You can try adding 1-2 cups and see how it turns out.  Or use this as is, which I have used for years and came off the back of an Eagle brand S.C. milk can.  Good luck.  ldbayou

MAGIC COOKIE BARS

1/2 cup butter or margerine-melted    1(6 oz) pkg semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs      1 (3 1/2 oz) can coconut(1 1/2 cups)

1(14 oz)can sweetened condensed milk  1 cup chopped nuts

Preheat oven 350 degrees, glass-325 degrees.  Mix crumbs and butter and press into pan.  Pour milk over crumbs evenly.  Add chips, coconut, nuts, and press down firmly.  If trying the marshmellows, I would add between chips and coconut. Bake 25 to 30 mins.  Cool before cutting and store covered at room temperature.   

I really like the 'Home Is Calling' commercial.  There is just something about it that touches on something that is hard to articulate.  Thumbs up.