I made up a batch to test the recipe for taking to Thanksgiving dinner. Compared to my usual 2 1/2" diameter folded rounds these are quite a bit bigger. I really like the ease and the absence of scraps not to mention the neat little closed loaves appearance. I measured the rolled dough to exactly 8 x 12 and the rolls fit neatly in a 9 x 13 pan. Do you think that I could divide the dough into 3 pieces (instead of 2) and roll into say 6 x 11 or maybe even still 12? Then cut each third into 8 smaller rolls? Then have 24 smaller rolls but still rectangular? I know there must be a way to calculate square inches to see if this would pan out (ha!).
You could definitely give it a try! I have not tried it myself, so I can't give you an exact answer, but I don't see why it wouldn't work. And there's still time to practice before the big Turkey Day! ~Mel
November 10, 2011 at 3:33pm