Cloverleaf Rolls

By SD296

Ingredients

• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk, about 105° to 110 °
• 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1 large egg
• 4 cups bread flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• melted butter and butter for muffin pan

Details

Servings 12
Cooking time 20mins
Adapted from southernfood.about.com

Preparation

Step 1

Combine milk and yeast, stir and let stand for about 5 minutes, or until dissolved. Whisk egg into the milk.

Add milk mixture and 4 cups flour to KitchenAid mixer with dough hook. Turn to Speed 2 and mix about 1 minute. Be sure all flour is mixed in well. Add the 6 tablespoons of softened butter a little at a time. Let the machine knead the dough for about 6 minutes on Speed 2 adding the 6 tablespoons of softened butter a little at a time.

Butter or oil a large bowl. Put dough in the bowl and turn to coat both sides with the oil or butter. Heat oven to 400 degrees for 1 minute; then turn it off. Cover bowl with a towel and let rise in warmed oven for about 45 to 60 minutes.

Butter a 12-cup muffin tin. Form dough into small balls (about 1 to 1 1/2 inch, about 3/4 to 7/8 ounce each) and coat lightly with melted butter. Arrange 3 small balls in each muffin cup.

Cover the pan with buttered waxed paper and a towel and let rise in the warmed oven for about 45 minutes.

Heat oven to 350°. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the rolls are golden brown.