Yeast Dinner Rolls

By srumbel

Fluffy, soft, and delicious are three words that my husband used to describe these Yeast Dinner Rolls. He also said they’re the best dinner rolls he’s ever had!
from javacupcake.com

Ingredients

• 4 tsp active dry yeast
• 1/2 cup warm water (warm, but not scalding hot from the tap is fine)
• 1 tsp granulated sugar
• 2 cups milk scalded and cooled to lukewarm
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 7-8 cups flour (plus more for the work surface)
• 3 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted & cooled
• 2 large eggs, whisked
• 2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter for greasing the pan
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted

Details

Preparation time 300mins
Cooking time 315mins

Preparation

Step 1

In a small sauce pan, bring the 2 cups of milk almost to a boil then cool down to lukewarm. This is called "scalding the milk".
In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the dough hook, dissolve yeast & 1 tsp of sugar in the warm water.
Add the scaled, now lukewarm, milk and ½ cup of sugar along with 2½ cups of flour and mix thoroughly.
Untouched, allow the mixture to stand until light and foamy, about 8-10 minutes.
Melt the butter and allow it to cool while the mixture is getting foamy.
Add the cooled melted butter, whisked eggs and salt and beat well until combined.
Add remaining flour and mix until it forms a soft ball. Let the dough rest for 10 minutes.
Spray the inside of a large bowl with non-stick oil spray.
Turn the mixer on medium high speed and allow the dough hook to knead the dough until it becomes smooth and satiny.
Turn out the dough into the oiled bowl. Turn it over a few times to coat the dough with the oil.
Cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap and put in a warm place to rise until the dough is doubled in size. This should take about 90 minutes.
Punch dough down with your fist.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough into a large rectangle that is ½-in thick.
Fold the dough in half onto itself, short side to short side, and gently roll together to seal.
Let the dough rest for 10 minutes.
Grease a large baking sheet with butter. When I say large, I mean it... a giant one with tall sides.
Using a pizza roller, dough scraper, or a knife cut the dough in straight lines creating rolls. Remember, the dough will rise and double in size again so keep that in mind when cutting. Place the rolls on to the greased baking sheet.
Cover the rolls with a clean, damp towel and set in a warm place until they double in size... about an hour.
Preheat oven to 350F degrees and place rack in the center of the oven.
Bake rolls uncovered for about 15 minutes or until the tops are rich, golden brown.
Remove from the oven and immediately brush melted butter over the top of the rolls.

Serves: 2-3 dozen