Dinner Rolls
I stumbled upon this recipe a few years ago and they were a hit! It's now my go-to recipe! Get creative in adding in spices - I have added sugar on top and rosemary on top (seperately) before.
Ingredients
- 1 package Active Dry Yeast
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1 egg
- 1 cup milk
- 31/4 - 3 3/4 cups flour
- 3/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- In a large bowl (or KitchenAid Mixer), stir 1 1/4 cup of flour and 1 package of active dry yeast together.
- In a medium saucepan, stir together: 1 cup of milk, 1/4 cup of sugar, 1/3 cup of butter, 3/4 tsp of salt until butter is almost melted.
- Add to flour/yeast mixture along with 1 egg.
- Beat on low for 30 seconds, scraping the bowl consistently.
- Beat on high for 3 minutes.
- Using a wooden spoon, stir in the remaining flour (2 cups)
- Place the dough on a lightly floured surface.
- Knead in enough flour to make a moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic. (add in flour a spoonful at a time).
- Shape dough into a ball.
- Lightly grease a large bowl. Place the dough inside and turn once. Cover with a dish towel.
- Let rise in a warm place until double (about 1 hour).
- Place dough on a lightly floured surface. Divide dough in half.
- Cover with a dish towel. Let rest for 10 minutes.
- Grease baking sheet.
- Preheat oven to 400°
- Shape dough into 20 balls. Place on baking sheet.
- Cover with a dishtowel. Let rise in a warm place until nearly double (about 30 minutes)
- Bake for 15-18 minutes.
- Immediately remove from baking sheet and cool on wire racks.
Notes
I have not tried this recipe with alternative kinds of milk or flour - I use unbleached flour, whole milk, and cane sugar.