Amazing Pull Apart Rolls

By wing118677

Ingredients

• Ingredients for kneading & shaping:
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 (1/4 ounce) packet dry active yeast (we used quick rise)
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 egg, room temperature and beaten
• 4 cups flour, unbleached or all-purpose
• 2 teaspoons salt, kosher or regular
• 1/3 - 1/2 cup flour, unbleached or all-purpose
• Ingredients for brushing on the hot rolls:
• 2 tablespoons melted butter

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 190mins

Preparation

Step 1

Heat the milk and butter in the microwave until warm and the butter is melted, give it a stir. Add the sugar and yeast, stir again and set aside for a few minutes. Then add the room temperature beaten egg and stir again.

Measure the flour and salt and whisk together in a bread container or mixing bowl. Add the milk/yeast/egg mixture to the dry ingredients and stir until thoroughly combined. Put the lid on (with a hole in the top) or leave one side open a little. Let rise about one (1) hour, or until double in bulk.

Punch down the dough and flour the counter or a cutting board. Knead the dough for a couple minutes. Shape into twelve (12) rolls and place them in a greased 9" x 13" baking pan. Let rise about one (1) hour, or until double in bulk again.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place the rolls in a preheated oven and bake for approximately 20 minutes, or until the tops of the rolls are golden brown.

Remove from oven and brush the tops of the hot rolls with the melted butter. Use a large spatula to carefully lift the rolls out of the pan and place them on a cooling rack. Serve warm with butter, honey or jam or cool completely before storing in an airtight container or plastic bag.

Notes
To warm the milk and butter: Put them in a microwaveable safe bowl and microwave for 1½ minutes at 100% power, stir. Let sit a minute or two, or until the butter is melted, then stir again.

To bring an egg to room temperature quickly: Gently place an egg in a cup of warm tap water, allow to sit for about 5 minutes.

This dough is a little wetter than most bread doughs, so the additional flour will help with the kneading and shaping.

For smooth rolls: Dust hands with flour well, pull the dough under to smooth the tops and pinch the bottoms of each dough ball.