How to Make Spoon Rolls 
This spoon roll recipe is simple and delicious. There’s nothin’ like the aroma of baking bread filling the kitchen. That has to be one of the best smells in the world. I love fresh bread more than cakes, pies, cookies or any other dessert.
Have a little somethin’ before or with your meal
Recently my neighbor, Barbara, told me about a little restaurant not far from our city that had the most amazing spoon rolls. This is the kind of restaurant my mother would have loved. “They bring you a little something to eat while you wait on your food”, she would have said. To Mama, that was the mark of a good place to eat.
Barbara said they brought a whole basket and real butter to spread on them. If you After she went on for a few minutes about them, my mouth was watering. I was in the process of getting the exact location so that I could go and try them out when she happened to mention that she got the recipe. Next time I saw her, she brought over a basket of hot spoon rolls. She and I sat on the patio eating them and fell in love with them.
Easy Peasey
They are the kind of roll that I love. No rising or rolling out needed. Just mix the ingredients for spoon rolls up while the oven preheats and spoon them into their little muffin cups. The recipe makes a large batch which is great because you can store the dough in the refrigerator and make them for several days. When you get ready to cook some more, just scoop them into the muffin tin. No need for more Stirrin’.
Now I want you to trust me and give these spoon rolls a try. Everyone will think you are a culinary expert.
For this Southern Spoon Rolls Recipe you’ll need these ingredients.
- Yeast
- Water
- Oil
- Flour
- Sugar
- Egg
- Stir yeast into the warm water. Note: Your water should be the temperature of baby’s bath water. Just warm to the touch. Set it aside while you mix the other ingredients together so that it can start working.
*Make sure your yeast is fresh. Check the expiration date.
- Measure out flour and sugar. Stir
- Add oil, and a slightly beaten egg and yeast mixture.
- Stir the spoon roll ingredients until well blended.
- Cover with plastic wrap and let sit while the over preheats.
When you’re ready to bake the spoon rolls, spoon into muffin pans as above that have been sprayed with cooking spray.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned.
Pictured above with our famous Apple Butter. YUM! Click HERE for the Crock Pot Apple Butter Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 package yeast
- 2 cups warm water
- 3/4 cup oil
- 4 cups self rising flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Stir yeast into warm water to dissolve.
- Combine dry ingredients.
- Slightly beat egg and add to dry ingredients along with oil and yeast mixture.
- Stir with wooden spoon to combine well.
- Spoon into sprayed muffin tins and bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Note: This batter will keep several days in the refrigerator covered with plastic wrap.
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Look yummy and I can’t wait to make them! So, did you find the name and location of the restaurant that serves these? Would love to try them as well. Good, country restaurants are hard to find these days.
Mrs. Christy’s Mama – Can you share the location of the restaurant… it sounds like something my Mom and Dad would like when they visit next time 🙂
Hi Jen, I’m not sure of the name. It is a small restaurant located in Franklin, TN inside an antique mall. Maybe you can find it if you search on line. Try the Ice House Antique Mall. My neighbor could not remember the name of the restaurant. Sorry I couldn’t be more help. Mama
Thank you!! I will try that!! 🙂
Sounds like Marcy Jo’s ask around for it! Marcy is RORY Feek’s Sister & resturant & gift shop were run by Marcy & Joey Feef! Hope you find the rolls; please post if you do & where. Wilma Morris
These look so good! Will definitely be trying them!! Thank you!
Whoa howdy, Mama Janice, I can’t wait to make these so simple instead of all the steps to make them the regular way. I love the smell of bread baking too and often think back to being a little girl and the wonderful smell when momma made her awesome rolls. thank you for the beautiful memories. I don’t think anyone can make bread as good as our momma’s even if they used the same recipe.
Hi Marsha, You brought to mind my mama’s butter roll. She stood with me and showed me how to make one but mine just didn’t taste the same. I have not made another attempt since she died. Nothing can ever match the love baked into something your own mama made! Have a great weekend. Mama
How full would you fill the muffin cups and how many rolls do you think the recipe would make?
Thanks. Can’t wait to try them.
I have these same two questions. Thanks! =)
Hi Charlie, I fill the muffin cups about 2/3 full. They make about 2 dozen regular size muffins. Try them and let me know how you like them. Mama
You & your mom’s recipes are soo good! Thanks for sharing!!
I have a complaint to register..recently you mentioned how your
Laundry & house were piled up!
This UPSETme soo much! I wrote &’told you..surely you have
Enough $ to hire a housekeeper & someone to take care of your
Laundry since you are soo busy traveling & promoting your publictions.
The reason I wrote you was laundry & a clean house are a prority for
a family…I never received a response & I was very disappointed!!!
Janice, I feel showing your family through love, and raising them to love the Lord is worth more than anything in the world. How many children in the world do not have the love of two parents? How many children are from a wealthy home , the home is spotless via a housekeeper, the children are kept by a nanny and not snuggled with and tucked in with a story and a kiss goodnight? I would much rather have a load or two of laundry that needs washed, and a little messy house than my daughter feeling unloved and neglected because momma didn’t have time for her. Give me the sweet love of a child any day over a messy home. If you ever paid attention to very many of Christy’s pictures and her talking about her children and the things they do you would know her house is not that messy and her children are so very rich from the love of a family. Sorry Janice this is just my soapbox from seeing children come to school each morning seeking a hug and then before leaving from school in the evenings coming by to get another hug before going home to last them until the next morning when they came back to school. the house was not what was important to these children it was the love and attention they wanted. Christy I applaud you for making God, your kids, and family first. A dusty table can wait but a growing child can’t wait!
AMEN !!
Amen!
LOVE IS THE GREATEST GIFT YOU CAN GIVE TO ANYBODY, ANYTHING at ANYTIME. THIS WORLD NEEDS MOREEEEEEEEEEE LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Can you freeze them?. Wrap in towel and pop in micro?
You sure could 🙂
Children grow up so fast. I wish I had mine small again, I would overlook a few loads of laundry and dishes to play with them. Blink and they are grown with families of their own.
Do very true.
Cathy Z you are exactly right I am going thru a hard time right now with my youngest being a Senior in high school and my oldest being a Junior at college. A little laundry piled up and a little dust is nothing compared to spending time with your children. So, don’t sweat the small stuff it will all work out. Just value the time with your children and make lots of memories!!
Hey Janice,
One of the things that I can’t keep up with is also my email. I have received as many as 800 in a day and while I hate that I can’t reply to all of them, I also know that most people understand and show me grace in this.
My family and I run our house in a way that is best for us and I am sure you run your house in a way that is best for your and your family as well.
Thank you for being here and for your concern. I assure you we’re a very blessed and happy bunch- dirty dishes and all :).
Gratefully,
Christy
Chisty,
I believe I’ve posted this before, but think it’s worth doing again. Don’t know who wrote it, so don’t know who to give credit to. Here ya go:
Cleaning and scrubbing can wait till tomorrow,
For babies grow up, we’ve learned to our sorrow.
So quiet down cobwebs, dust go to sleep.
I’m rocking my baby, and babies don’t keep.
Love you!
SO TRUE KIDS ARE GROWING UP WAY TO FAST THESE DAYS
Christy – I love that your answers are full of grace and mercy! You truly do show that you have the love of the Lord in your heart! Love you!
Amen!!!,
It’s been my experience that Christy consistently responds with kindness and grace. Being that this question is both tacky and, frankly, none of your business, I imagine that Christy didn’t reply to you because she couldn’t reply to such a comment with that same tone. Perhaps you need reminding that a clean and orderly home doesn’t proportionately make it a happy one. I’d much prefer seeing a family spend time together rather than one whose mother is so meticulously obsessed with the household chores that she misses out on the lives of her children. But that’s just me…
No the priority for a family is the love in it! You can have love without a clean house, I know because I’ve been ill for 40 or more years, and my house has never been super clean, because I couldn’t do it! The laundry piled up more than once, but my husband and daughter didn’t worry about it, they learned to cook, clean and wash clothes themselves, they pitched in, may not have done it to high standards but they managed to help out! That’s love. And why should we be super wormen, Christy has things to do, that help support her family, so why should she have to do laundry, the washer isn’t a mystery item, anyone can actually run one. Maybe her son can learn how to clean his clothes, good practice if he goes away for college or to work. Same with dishes and cooking, kids aren’t all play you know they do learn how to live by example, and pitching in and helping out are both things they need to learn early!
A clean house isn’t necessarily a happy home… I am an RN, a thoroughly happy wife and a mother of two beautiful daughters. Our house isn’t always spotless but none of us or our friends have been ill because of a little dust or some excess laundry waiting to be done. I believe that showing love ❤️ kindness and charity and teaching our children the same is more important than a spotless house. May God bless you and yours.
Not too be ugly, but usually the reply to ignorance is, No Reply. Especially when the question is the party’s own personal business. And besides that, what about kindness ?
Amen Sedalia, Christy’s love of God, her children and family is so inspiring to anyone that follows her. She is such a blessing to many. She has lifted me up so many times when I needed her kind words and you are so right we too need to be kind.
AMEN. I don’t usually comment on things like this but that comment just burned my biscuits ! Lol
Double amen. clearly that woman’s only joy in life is to put down others and that is a sad sad existence.
It burned mine, too. So glad you all handled that so wisely as I was not sure I could speak the truth in love.
Ha ha! It burned your biscuits? I’ve never heard that before, it’s fantastic! It burned mine, too. I hate to gang up on anybody, but I agree with everyone springing to Christy’s defense.