Brown & Serve Dinner Rolls

By oldbklady

Ingredients

• 1/4 c lukewarm water
• 2 packages active dry yeast
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1/2 c dry milk
• 1/2 c unsalted butter,melted and cooled to lukewarm
• 1/3 c honey
• 1 Tbs salt
• 6 1/2-8 c flour (white, whole wheat, or a mix)
• 2 c lukewarm water

Details

Adapted from maryeaudet.hubpages.com

Preparation

Step 1

Sprinkle the yeast in 1/4 cup of lukewarm water. Add sugar and stir.

Combine 4 cups of the flour, dry milk and salt in a bowl. Mix well.

Add the rest of the water, honey, butter, and the yeast mixture. Add to the flour mixture in the bowl and mix well. Add as much of the rest of the flour as you need to make a soft dough that pulls away from the bowl. Do not add too much flour because that will make the rolls tough.

Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. Put into an oiled bowl and oil the top of the dough. Cover with a tea towel. Let rise until doubled in bulk., about one to one and a half hours.

Gently punch dough down and divide it into 36 equal pieces. Roll into balls and place on a parchment covered, or oiled, baking sheet. Dust the tops with flour if desired. Allow to rise for 45 minutes. Serve steaming hot.

Rolls:

Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes, or until done but not brown. Let the dinner rolls cool to room temperature before placing the whole tray in the freezer to freeze quickly. When the rolls are frozen, about 2 hours, remove them from the baking sheet and place in freezer containers.

To bake from frozen- bake frozen rolls at 375 until brown.

To Serve Immediately: