Dinner Rolls

By ezunich

Ingredients

• 2 pkgs yeast
• 2 cups warm water (110°-115°)
• pinch of sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup canola or corn oil
• 2 tsp salt
• 6-7 cups flour

Details

Servings 35

Preparation

Step 1

Proof yeast with sugar in water for 5-10 minutes.

Whisk eggs, sugar, oil and salt together in a large bowl. Add yeast mixture; whisk to combine.

Stir 3 cups of flour into the egg mixture using a wooden spoon. Add more flour, 1/2 cup at a time; you may not need it all. When dough becomes too stiff to stir; turn it out onto floured work surface and knead by hand.

Knead until dough is smooth but still soft, adding flour a little at a time if it is too sticky. Place dough in a bowl coated with nonstick spray. Cover with a kitchen towel and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size 1 - 1 /2 hours.

Punch down dough and gather into a ball. With floured hands, shape pieces of dough into balls. (For dinner rolls, make them a bit larger than a golf ball. For cocktail buns, shape them in ping-pong ball size. hamburger buns should be slightly smaller than a baseball.)

Arrange on greased baking sheets about 1/2 inch apart. Cover with a towel and let rise again until doubled, about 45 minutes.

Bake on 350° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.