Christine Dabney wrote:
>
> On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 16:50:25 -0700, Arri London >
> wrote:
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> >
> >
> >Curly Sue wrote:
>
> >> Look for recipes with egg, and/or shortening. I haven't tried Crisco
> >> but I heard it works well for soft and fluffy. Milk helps too. Brush
> >> the tops with butter before baking. Put the rolls fairly close
> >> together so they merge while baking.
> >>
> >> Sue(tm)
> >
> >
> >Will try to avoid Crisco unless absolutely necessary. Did brush the tops
> >of the last batch with butter and had the rolls touching too. Still too
> >bready.
>
> I haven't tried this recipe yet, but it looks good to me. I found it
> at the Saveur site, via the KQED foodblog. The person in the foodblog
> made them, and she says she reduced the sugar to about 1/2 cup and it
> seemed to work for her.
>
> http://www.saveur.com/article.jsp?ID=5446&typeID=120
>
> Christine

TY. I always cut down the amount of sugar in most bread-related recipes.