COUNTRY WHITE BREAD OR DINNER ROLLS (BREAD MACHINE)

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup water, plus
  • 1 tablespoon water (70-80 F)
  • 1 large egg
  • 4 1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 3 1/4 cups bread flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter (for dinner rolls only) (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons shortening (for dinner rolls only) (optional)

Preparation

Step 1


In bread machine pan, place all ingredients from flour through yeast in order as recommended by the manufacturer.
Select the basic bread setting. Check dough after 5 minutes of mixing, if needed add 1-2T of water or flour. Bake as normal.
For dinner rolls.
Mix in bread machine but use only the dough option. Lightly grease a 9 x 13 baking pan (I always use a metal pan).
When dough is finished shape into 15 uniformly sized balls. I always grease my hands with shortening to smooth the dough out and it helps keep the dough from drying out. Cover and let the rolls rise in a warm, draft free place until risen to the desired size; let them about double in size. Bake in a 350° oven about 12-15 minutes until golden brown. After removing from the oven, brush the tops of the rolls with melted butter. Take out of pan and let completely cool before storing.