Soft, Buttery Home Made Yeast Rolls...YUM!!!

1-Hour Soft and Buttery Dinner Rolls

Prep Time: 45 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Servings: Yield: 15 servings 

Source: gimmesomeoven.com 

INGREDIENTS

1 cup water

2 tablespoons melted butter

1/2 cup milk

2 tablespoons honey

1 tablespoon active-dry yeast*

3 1/2 to 4 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon fine sea salt

extra melted butter, for brushing on top

DIRECTIONS

Prep your oven and baking dish. Heat the oven to 400°F. Grease a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray, and set aside.

Heat the liquids. In a microwave-safe bowl or measuring cup, stir together the water and melted butter, then add in the milk and honey and stir until combined. Microwave the mixture for 1 minute and give it a stir. Continue microwaving the mixture in 15 second intervals, until it reaches 110°F (it will be warm but not hot to the touch) and the butter is completely melted.

Add yeast. Pour the liquid mixture into the large bowl of a stand mixer. Then sprinkle the yeast evenly on top, give it a quick stir with a fork to combine, and let the yeast activate for 5 minutes until it is foamy.

Add dry ingredients. Add in 3 1/2 cups of flour (not all of the flour) and the salt.

Mix. (See alternate instructions in the notes below for how to knead the dough by hand.) Use the dough-hook to mix in the dry ingredients on medium-low speed until combined. If the dough is sticking to the sides of the bowl, add in 1/4 cup more flour at a time until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl and is only slightly sticky to the touch. (Only use up to 4 cups of flour total.) Continue mixing on low speed for 4-5 minutes until the dough is smooth. Then form the dough into a ball with your hands and transfer it to a greased bowl.

I use my old Bosch mixer...this baby is at least 15 plus years old and I LOVE it...you should see the new ones!!

Let the dough rise. Cover the bowl with a damp towel or paper towel, and let it rise briefly for 15 minutes.

Form the rolls. Gently punch the dough down and divide into 15 equal-sized pieces. Form each piece into a ball and place the dough balls in the greased baking dish. Cover the dish again with a damp towel or paper towel and let the dough balls rise for an additional 15-20 minutes.

See my note below...this is where I change up the recipe a bit...

Bake. Uncover and bake for 15 minutes, or until the rolls are lightly golden brown on top and cooked through.

Brush with more butter. Transfer the baking dish to a wire cooling rack and brush the tops of the rolls with melted butter.

Then serve warm and enjoy!

NOTE: Above is the original recipe...I follow it to the part where you cover the formed rolls for the 15-20 minutes rise...at this point I put the rolls in the fridge because I make them real early on the day I want to use them...I usually have too much going on at the last minute to be fooling with all this...Sooooo, I cover them loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate until 2 hours before baking...take them out and they will continue to rise until they reach room temperature. Bake them for 15 minutes and enjoy. You can actually refrigerate them for up to 48 hours before you need them. I LOVE this recipe and so will you!!