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I was very intrigued by the interesting combination of ingredients in these rolls. They did not disappoint-they are delicious! The dough was easy to work with and baked up beautifully. They are so pretty and I look forward to making them again for Christmas. I did not put pistachios in them but otherwise made as directed. This is a keeper!<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}}]},"video":{"data":{"status":204},"message":"No shortcode found in recipe"},"rms_legacy_id":"261057","romance_copy_dek":"My grandmother made these holiday dinner rolls for any big holiday, and we would all clamor at the table to get our hands on one. 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