2 | cups | chopped celery |
1 | large | onion, chopped |
2 | cups | butter or margarine |
10 | cups | chopped cooked chicken |
1 | pound | fresh mushrooms, sliced |
4 | pkg. | (8 oz. each) cream cheese, softened |
salt and pepper to taste | ||
DOUGH: | ||
4 | pkg. | (¼ oz. each) active dry yeast |
2 | cups | warm milk (110° to 115°) |
6 | eggs | |
¾ | cup | sugar |
1 | tbsp. | salt |
9 to 9½ | cups | all-purpose flour |
melted butter or margarine | ||
dry bread crumbs |
Sauté celery and onion in butter until tender. Add the chicken, mushrooms, cream cheese, salt and pepper; mix well. Refrigerate. In a mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in milk. Add eggs, sugar, salt and 1 cup flour; beat until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a firm dough. Roll out on a floured surface to ¼-inch thickness; cut into 4-inch circles. Reroll scraps and cut more circles. Roll circles to a 6½-inch diameter. Place on greased baking sheets and let rise in a warm place for 15 minutes. Place about 1/3 cup chicken mixture in the center of each circle. Fold up edges to center; pinch tightly to seal in filling. Dip in butter; roll in crumbs. place on greased baking sheets (do not cover); let rise for 20 minutes. Bake at 375° for 10 minutes. Serve immediately.
Rolls can be made ahead and frozen. Dip in butter and crumbs when ready to bake.
Yield: about 3 dozen