QOTW - What is your favorite Thanksgiving recipe? Butter Horn Rolls

The Multiples and More blog community that I am a part of does a QOTW (question of the week) each week. This week the question is "What are your favorite Thanksgiving (or holiday) recipes? Are they ones that are passed down or one you found yourself?"

I decided to put on here my all time favorite recipe. I love making these and they are very addicting to eat!! I wish I had a picture of them, but I don't. I will get a picture over the Thanksgiving holiday.

I remember going to my grandmother's house before Thanksgiving or Christmas and helping her roll these up. She would make hundreds (if not a thousand or more) of these every Christmas. Now my aunts and mom have taken on the "duty" of making rolls!! I do them sometimes too (when I have the chance).

I do not know where the recipe came from. Mom, Marie, or Donna, could you enlighten me on that?

I will be making them this Christmas since we will be staying at home. I am so excited to do my bake-a-thon one weekend (James has already agreed to take the boys off my hands.)

These are the best rolls I have ever had, but they take a while to make. Be prepared to spend at least 5 hours on them (not all of that is in the kitchen however). ENJOY!!

BUTTER HORN ROLLS

Ingredients
1 cup milk (@ room temp)
1/2 cup butter (softened)
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
1 package yeast
3 eggs beaten (also @ room temp)
4 1/2 cups flour (approx.)

To make dough-
dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup warm water (about 100 degrees) and a tablespoon sugar. Let rise till yeast is doubled.

Meanwhile, combine milk, butter, sugar, and salt. Add doubled yeast. Gently mix together. Add eggs. Gently mix. Add flour. Dough should be thick and a tad sticky. Add more or less flour for consistency.

Put dough in a large bowl, cover with a dish towel and let rise for at least 2-3 hours. (Make sure it is in a warmish place - between 70-80degrees so it can rise properly.)
If desired, punch dough down and let rise again.

To form rolls -
take a ball of dough about the size of your fist (or a bit more) and roll out on a floured surface (roll it out like a pizza crust). Roll to about 1/4 inch thick. Take a pizza cutter and cut into 12pieces. Start at edge of piece and roll dough in onto itself, like a crescent roll.

Repeat until all dough is gone.

To bake-
Preheat oven to 350. Place rolls on greased cooking sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes. There should be a touch of brown and the inside should be not goo-y. :)

Yield ~ 3-5 doz (depending on size of rolls)

What is the craziest thing someone has ever said to you about your multiples and how did you respond?

James and I don't shy away from taking the boys out in public. It is quite fun to hear the comments we get. Here are a few of them and my/our responses.

"You have your hands full!"
- my responses very from "Yep" to "Only when I am holding all three at the same time!"

"Triplets!!" or "Are they triplets?"
- I know I was a curious onlooker for a better part of my life, but still... It is just how it is. They are not a circus act. I just smile and nod, and usually keep on walking.

"Do triplets run in your family?"
- I have now started saying that my sister has triplets too, so yes. It causes me to have to answer the next question then too...

"Family gatherings must be fun..." (as in "I wouldn't want to attempt that!!")
- I tell them that it is quite fun and that you should have seen Christmas. It was organized chaos!

"Instant family. You are done now?"
- Um, well, maybe not. "We haven't decided." (that's when I get the look of absolute insanity) But what makes you think that 3 is enough for me and my family. Granted, James only wanted 2, but I am not saying we are completely done until I am no longer completely stressed with 3 infants underfoot!

Then there are the picture happy people. Some people ask "Can I take a picture?", but some just take out their camera and point. At which point we say "no pictures!!" They are not a circus act!!

James' biggest peeve is when people notice the boys and will start talking ABOUT them to someone else, asking them questions, instead of just asking us the questions. I guess it is people just being polite, instead of nosey. But seriously, if you are going to talk ABOUT us, wait till you are out of earshot!

I get this one lots!! "How are you feeling?" - Well, I am a multitude of things... tired, exhausted, achy, stinky, unkempt, frazzled, sick of spit, sick of crying, sick and tired of being sick and tired, tired of pretending not to be tired... um... tired... "Oh, I'm doing FINE!"

OOOOOO... the last thing that drives me bonkers is the questions and comments about Nadya Suleman (the Octomom).
"Have you heard about the Octomom?" - um... hasn't everyone.
"At least you didn't have 8!" - nope, just 3!
"You don't have 11 more at home do you?" - um... do I look old enough to have 14 kids? Wait! Don't answer that!!!