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My Favorite Rolls
I've spent years looking for the best dinner rolls with no luck until this recipe. These are truly the best dinner rolls ever!
Prep Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 42 minutes
Servings 16 rolls
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 1/2 cup warm milk
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast or one of those little yeast envelopes
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup butter softened
- 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour I sometimes do 3/4 cup white wheat flour and the rest all-purpose
- 1/4 cup butter softened
Instructions
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Combine water, milk and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer. Sprinkle the yeast over the top and let stand for 10 minutes.
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Add salt, egg, 1/3 cup butter, and all the flour and mix until combined. Let the machine knead for 10 minutes. The dough will be a little bit sticky, but not overly so.
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Let rise for 1 hour, covered.
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Remove dough from bowl and cut in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll out one of the halves into a 12 inch circle. Spread 2 tablespoons of the softened butter over the entire surface. Cut into eight equal wedges (last time I made these, Ella, who was watching, exclaimed, "pizza!") and roll from wide end to point into a crescent. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet with the point tucked underneath the roll. Slightly angle the two ends toward each other so you have a half-moon shape.
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Repeat with other half of dough. (I do eight rolls per cookie sheet).
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Cover lightly and let rise for 45-60 minutes, until they're a size you feel happy about.
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Bake at 400 degrees for 10-15 minutes, until golden brown. Brush with butter while warm if desired.
Recipe Notes
(I bake two pans at a time, so I do 6 minutes and then switch the pan on the bottom to the top and vica versa and bake for another 6 minutes, then take out the pan on the top rack, move the bottom pan to the top and cook that one pan for another 2 minutes or so until they're golden brown on top too).
(slightly adapted from Allrecipes)