Classic Dinner Rolls

Ingredients

  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 1 pkg yeast
  • 1/4 cup warm water
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 4 to 4 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • melted butter
  • softened butter

Preparation

Step 1

1. heat the milk to 120 to 130 degrees add the butter

and set aside to cool to room temp.. In a large bowl

dissolve yeast in warm water. Add cooled milk, eggs

and sugar to dissolved yeast and stir to blend. With a

wooden spoon stir in 2 cups flour and the salt; stir

until smooth . Add 2 cups remaining flour 1 cup at a

time, stirring vigorously for 3 to 5 minutes until dough

is smooth and elastic and only slightly sticky.

2. Cover the surface of the dough with lightly oiled

plastic wrap. Cover the top with a second piece of

plastic wrap. Let rise until double (1 to 2 hours)

3. Lightly butter 24 muffin cup. Gently press the

dough to deflate. With lightly buttered hands pinch off

generous 1 - inch pieces of dough. Fold the dough

over, turning and tucking the edges to form a ball.

Pinch the seam together to seal. Dip in melted butter

and arrange three dough ball in each muffin cup. Let

rise until fully doubled (about 1 hour)

4. Heat over to 400 degrees. Bake rolls for 20 to 25

minutes or until well browned. Remove from oven.

Brush with softened butter Return to over for 1 to 2

minutes.

5. Remove rolls immediately from cups to a wire

cooling rack. Let cool about 5 minutes before serving.

** For extra light rolls, let the dough rise a second

time ( 1 to 2 hours) before shaping.