Onion Rolls

By Debbie54

Ingredients

• 5 to 5 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• 1 pkg active dry yeast
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 cups milk
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
• 3/4 cup chopped onion
• melted butter
• cornmeal
• paprika

Details

Servings 20

Preparation

Step 1

combine 2 cups four, sugar, yeast and salt in large mixing bowl. heat together milk and butter until very warm (120-130 degrees). Gradually add to dry ingreadients and beat 2 minutes at medium speed in mixer, scraping bowl occasionally. Add 1 cup flour; beat 8 minutes at high speed, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in 1/4 cup onion and enough additional flour to make a stiff dough. Turn out on lightly flour surface;knead until smooth and elastic, 5-10 minutes. Place in buttered bowl, turning to butter top. Cover; let rise in warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour. Punch dough down. Divide into 20 pieces; shape into balls; flatten slightly. Place about 3" apart on buttered baking sheets which have been sprinkled with cornmeal. cover. Let rise in warm place until doubled in bluk, 30-45 minutes. Preheat oven to 400. Brush tops of rolls in melted butter. Sprinkle with remaining onions, then paprika. Bake 18-20 minutes, cool on wire rack.