Mom's Sweet Special Occasion Rolls

Makes about 2 dozen

1 cup milk, lightly scalded
2 pkg dry active yeast
1 cup softened butter 
1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp salt
4 to 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Melted butter in a bowl

Once the milk has been scalded, let cool some so it won't kill the yeast.  Combine the still warm milk with the yeast for approximately 5 minutes or until foamy.  Stir in softened butter, eggs, salt and sugar.  Add the flour 1 cup at a time, mixing in between cups, until the dough is not sticky.  Shape into a round ball and place dough in a large greased bowl and cover with a towel to rise.  Once double in size, punch down.  Let rise again and punch down two more times.  The 3rd time you punch down, take dough out of bowl and place on a flat, lightly floured surface.  Roll out with a rolling pin until approximately an inch thick and shaped into a square or rectangle.  Cut into 2 1/2 inch or 3 inch squares.  Dip half of one square into the melted butter.  Then fold in half so the buttered half is on bottom, and place onto a cookie sheet.  Continue in this manner for all of the squares.  Bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned.  When you take them out of the oven, brush the tops with melted butter.  Serve warm.

These are some of my husband's most favorite rolls, but because of the time involved with the dough raising and because of the amount of butter used... we only fix them for special occasions!  This is a recipe that was passed down to us from my husband's grandmother.