Dinner rolls
Warm, homemade rolls and butter compliment any meal. This recipe makes three dozen, so enjoy some today, freeze some for later and give some to a friend.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp butter
- 6 3/4 tsp active dry yeast (or 3 pkg); not Rapid Rise
- 1 1/2 cup warm water (90-110 degrees)
- 5-6 cups all-purpose flour
- melted butter
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, heat milk, sugar, salt and butter over low heat until butter melts and sugar dissolves. Cool to lukewarm.
- In a large stand mixer bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water.
- Add lukewarm milk and 4 1/2 cups of flour. Using a dough hook attachment, mix on low speed for 1 minute.
- With mixer running on low, add remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until dough starts to pull away from the sides of the bowl. Allow mixer to knead about 2 minutes longer until smooth and elastic.
- Place dough in a well oiled bowl. Cover and let rise 15 minutes in warm spot.
- Divide dough into thirds. (Using a kitchen scale ensures that you've divided equally)
- Turn one-third of dough onto lightly floured surface. Pat/roll into a 12-inch circle.
- Lightly brush the top of the dough with melted butter. Using a pizza cutter, or long knife, cut the dough into 12 triangular slices, like a pizza.
- Starting with the wide end, roll up each triangle. Tuck the point under and bend slightly to a crescent shape.
- Place on greased cookie sheet, cover and let rise in a slightly warm spot for 15 minutes. Repeat with the other two-thirds of dough.
- Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 10-12 minutes until golden. Remove from pan and cool on wire rack.
- Serve rolls warm, or at room temperature. If freezing, cool completely. Wrap in foil and place in ziploc freezer bag. Allow rolls to thaw to room temperature.
Notes
- This recipe uses all-purpose flour. All-purpose sounds as if any would work, but I've found that higher protein flours work better in yeast breads. King Arthur all-purpose, or Shepherd's Grain all-purpose are the best I've found.
- A warm spot for raising bread differs from house to house and depends upon the season. In the summer, I use a coat closet that doesn't have AC; in the winter, I use a small room with a heating vent that always makes it toasty. You can also turn the oven on to 400 degrees for 1 minute, turn the oven off, and then put your baking sheets inside to rise.
- Like nearly everything I make, these freeze well. Just pull a couple from the freezer and thaw at room temperature. Once thawed, I also sometimes warm them quickly in a 350 degree oven.