French Rolls

Ingredients

 * 3 lb plain flour
 * 6 oz margarine
 * ½ oz yeast
 * 6 tbsp water
 * 1 oz sugar
 * 3 tbsp salt
 * 3 eggs
 * 1½ pt milk
 * 2 oz butter, for glaze

Directions

 * 1) Sprinkle the yeast into the water, to which 1 oz sugar has already been added. Leave to rise.
 * 2) Sieve the flour and salt together then rub in the margarine. Warm the milk to tepid.
 * 3) Beat the eggs and add half of the warmed milk.
 * 4) Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture, add the yeast mixture, milk and egg and mix together into a pliable dough. Add more milk if required.
 * 5) Knead well, cut the dough in half to ensure that there are no bubbles, put back together and knead some more.
 * 6) Leave the dough to rise until it is about double in size.
 * 7) Cut into 84 pieces, knead each piece and form into rounds. Leave to rise again.
 * 8) Bake in a hot oven at 400°F for 10 - 15 minutes. Allow to cool and glaze with butter.