Buttered Rosemary Rolls

By Peggio

I had some rolls like these in a restaurant once. Just after I placed an order for a ribeye steak and macaroni and cheese (excessive much?) the waiter brought a small iron skillet of bread to our table. They were warm, soft dinner rolls with the most delectable rosemary flavor and I couldn’t control myself. Within seconds, the rolls were gone and I was frantically scanning the restaurant for our waiter so I could request some more, which I eventually did.

Ingredients

• Frozen, Unbaked Dinner Rolls
• Melted Butter, Regular, Salted
• Fresh Rosemary, Coarsely Chopped
• Coarse Sea Salt

Details

Servings 7
Preparation time 180mins
Cooking time 200mins
Adapted from thepioneerwoman.com

Preparation

Step 1

Now place the frozen rolls in the pan, leaving plenty of rising room around each one.

And put them in a non-drafty spot in your kitchen. Walk away for a good three hours (check the directions on the package) and allow them to rise. (Obviously, you’ll need to start these earlier in the day if you want to serve them for dinner.)

I’ll probably let them rise another 20 minutes or so, just to ensure that they’ll be light and fluffy. And as you can see, we wouldn’t have wanted to cram them any closer together; they’ll puff up even more once they bake!

Now, grab the most pathetic, beaten up pastry brush that you can find in your kitchen (it’ll make me feel better about myself) and very lightly brush butter over the tops of the rolls. They’re light and fluffy and risen, remember, so you don’t want to smush.

Now, you could easily stop here and bake them as they are if you just want a nice pan of dinner rolls. In the iron skillet, they make a pretty presentation!

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It does make the first bite a little salty, but there’s enough plain bread underneath the crusty top to balance it…and it really brings out the flavor of the rosemary.

Now just pop the skillet into the oven a bake. Follow the temperature directions on the dough package; I did 400 degrees for about 16 or 17 minutes, I think.

Just make sure you have a couple of extra skillets ready to bake. Because if you run out, you won’t so much be loved anymore.

Spray a small iron skillet with cooking spray (or coat with olive oil). Place frozen rolls in the skillet, leaving plenty of room for rising. Cover and allow to rise for several hours.

Sprinkle on chopped rosemary. Brush with additional butter. Sprinkle with coarse sea salt.

Bake according to roll package directions (usually 400 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes), until rolls are a deep golden brown on top.