Sweet Dinner Rolls

Wow, I am getting daring with yeast. I normally avoid recipes with yeast because I am always worried about it not turning out correctly. But I made the garlic knots which turned out fine, so it gave me enough motivation to try some dinner rolls, for only about 8 people! Maybe next time I should start with just Adam and I.

But the good news is these turned out great! They were super easy to throw together and rose well. These went wonderful with the ham dinner I made. Next time you are looking for a dinner roll recipe try these.

Sweet Dinner Rolls (From: Amber’s Delectable Delights)

• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup warm milk
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 1/4 cup butter, softened (for topping rolls)

Place water and milk in microwave safe bowl and microwave for 1 minute or until liquids reach (110 degrees F/45 degrees C). Pour liquids into mixer bowl; add sugar and stir to dissolve. Add in yeast and let set for 10-20 minutes to proof (the mixture will be foamy).

Attach the bowl to the mixer and mix on low speed adding the salt, 1/3 cup butter and egg. Once well mixed add in the flour 1/4 cup at a time. Remove the paddle attachment and attach the dough hook. With the mixer; knead the dough for 5-10 minutes or until smooth and elastic.

Remove the dough from the bowl and shape into desired shape. Cover with a clean towel and let rise in a warm place for an hour. (You can place a bowl of very hot tap water in the bottom of your stove and place the rolls on the rack above it). Gently brush the tops of the rolls with half of the remaining softened butter.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and bake the rolls for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown. Upon removing the rolls from the oven brush them with remaining softened butter once again.

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