Comments on: Authentic School Lunchroom Rolls

By: Jackie Garvin

Jackie Garvin — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 19:33:38 +0000

In reply to M G.

By: M G

M G — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 01:49:07 +0000

Please remember to send the recipe to me if you hit on the right recipe, they were the best, big, thick, chewy with a great peanut butter taste.
Thanks,

By: Jackie Garvin

Jackie Garvin — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 00:37:48 +0000

In reply to M G. I did! I’ve tried recreating them but haven’t gotten the recipe right yet.

By: M G

M G — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 21:59:54 +0000

Did you have the thick, chewy peanut butter cookies at your school? Never found a recipe to compare to them.

By: Jackie Garvin

Jackie Garvin — Sun, 08 Jan 2023 19:05:21 +0000

In reply to Vickie Martin. Yes, this is the amount of the original recipe.

By: Cheryl King

Cheryl King — Sun, 08 Jan 2023 18:06:34 +0000

The best rolls ever and so easy to make.

By: Vickie Martin

Vickie Martin — Sat, 29 Oct 2022 19:16:40 +0000

I have collected numerous supposedly authentic school cafeteria rolls over the years and am still trying to find the perfect one. However, I am confused about the one cup of Crisco to 5 1/3 cups of flour. That seems like an unusually high ratio of fat to flour compared to all of the other school recipes I have come across. Is that amount correct?

By: Jackie Garvin

Jackie Garvin — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 14:54:05 +0000

In reply to Arkie Anony. Thank you, Arkie!

By: Arkie Anony

Arkie Anony — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 19:09:46 +0000

I am not sure why this recipe has such a low rating compared to others, because if you follow the directions and aren’t an idiot then these turn out GREAT. I even froze the leftovers and we have thawed them out and warmed them back up with other meals rather than me whipping up a fresh batch of bread, and I NEVER do that because it’s usually just gross…

By: Jackie Garvin

Jackie Garvin — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 17:26:08 +0000

In reply to Debbie Rogers. That is a little bit of an unusual twist. It’s part of the original recipe.

By: Debbie Rogers

Debbie Rogers — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 14:09:36 +0000

The rolls look delicious but why would you want raw flour on the top?

By: Jackie Garvin

Jackie Garvin — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 13:53:15 +0000

In reply to Chad. Hi Chad, I use regular yeast that you buy in packets. Maybe your yeast was old?

By: Chad

Chad — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 13:02:11 +0000

Did you use instant rise..because I used active yeast and my dough did not rise. Im not sure what I did wrong.

By: Jackie Garvin

Jackie Garvin — Sun, 06 Dec 2020 17:15:47 +0000

In reply to Linda Pelley. That is confusing but it’s how the original recipe was written. Regular vegetable oil should be okay to use.

By: Linda Pelley

Linda Pelley — Sun, 06 Dec 2020 04:43:34 +0000

I need clarification, please. Melted shortening, cooled to room temperature. Is it ok to simply use Crisco oil from a bottle.. .This seems like an oxymoron

By: Jackie Garvin

Jackie Garvin — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 18:34:39 +0000

In reply to Debra Taylor. I hope it’s close enough to your grandmother’s that you find it acceptable.

By: Debra Taylor

Debra Taylor — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 21:27:11 +0000

My grandmother baked for the high school in Dade City Florida. I’m talking back in the early 60’s. When she retired from there several local restaurants asked her to bake rolls and pies for them now and then. She made the best school cafeteria and cinnamon rolls to die for! I think they must have all used the same recipe because it seems they were always great no matter what school because everyone talks about the school rolls. My fav was when they were served with hamburger gravey and mashed potatoes. One time when we were visiting she was making a batch rolls for a restaurant at home and I asked her to show me how. She didn’t measure anything. She just knew the mixture was right. I tried to write it down but was impossible. She said she would but she never sat down with me to actually measure the ingredients to use in a recipe. I greatly regret we never did that. I’m going to save this recipe to make and hope it brings back the memory of my grandmothers rolls!

By: Jackie Garvin

Jackie Garvin — Fri, 08 May 2020 13:19:34 +0000

In reply to Teresa. You could certainly use these for hamburger buns. I don’t have a specific recipe for hamburger buns.

By: Teresa

Teresa — Mon, 04 May 2020 15:50:31 +0000

I went to school in Milton-Freewster, Oregon and they used to serve hamburgers & made their own buns could these rolls serve as hamburger buns or do you know the hamburger bun recipe?

By: Jackie Garvin

Jackie Garvin — Sat, 07 Mar 2020 02:03:14 +0000

In reply to Ron. I agree with you!