Amazing Dinner Rolls
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Amazing Dinner Rolls
Description
The recipe starts by activating yeast in warm water with sugar to create a foam indicating readiness. Eggs, softened salted butter, and sugar are then combined with the yeast mixture before adding flour and salt. Scalded milk is incorporated toward the end to enrich the dough. The dough is mixed until just sticky and allowed to rise under a towel until doubled in size, followed by punching down and a second rise. Dividing the dough into halves and rolling each into a circle, it is cut into 12 wedges which are rolled from the wide end into crescents to form classic dinner roll shapes. After a final rise, the rolls bake at 375°F until golden brown. Brushing with melted butter after baking adds shine and flavor.
These rolls can be used for dinner sides, sandwiches, or snacks. The texture is soft inside with a slightly crisp crust from the butter glaze.
The note explains how to properly scald milk by heating it just until foamy edges appear, but not boiling, to maximize dough softness.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup water warm
- 4 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 3 large egg beaten
- 1/2 cup butter room temperature, salted
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 5 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup milk scalded *see note below on scalding milk
- vegetable oil
- butter for brushing, melted
Instructions
- Pour the warm water in the bowl of a stand mixer. Fit the mixer with the dough hook attachment.Add the yeast and 1 teaspoon of sugar to the water. Stir. Allow mixture to foam and proof for 15 minutes.
- Add the beaten eggs, room temperature butter and 1/2 cup granulated sugar to the yeast mixture. Mix on low speed until combined.
- Add 1 cup flour and the salt. Mix until just combined.Add milk and mix again.
- Continue to add flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until correct consistency is achieved. Dough should just slightly stick to fingers. (Do not use more than 5 ½ cups flour.)
- Cover bowl with a kitchen towel and let dough rise for 45 minutes. Punch dough down, and let rise again for 45 minutes.
- Divide dough in half. Roll each half into a large circle and cut 12 equal 'pie' pieces. Roll dough triangles from the wide end into a crescent shape. Place rolls on a greased baking sheet.
- Cover rolls and let rise another 30 minutes or until doubled in size.
- Bake rolls at 375° F. for 14 to 15 minutes, or until golden-brown. Remove from oven and brush tops with melted butter.
Notes
- Scald milk by heating until it is warm and edges become slightly foamy but before boiling, then let it cool until lukewarm before adding to the dough.
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