Sweet Dinner Rolls

What goes better with a big bowl of warm beef stew, than a soft and sweet roll fresh from the oven? Since work was a little slower yesterday we took advantage of the extra time to make from-scratch rolls to go with our stew for dinner. While we have made yeast bread before, we had never tackled any type of roll, and now we're sorry that we didn’t try them sooner! This was a simple recipe to put together – the ingredients came together quickly and the dough only needed about 5 minutes of kneading time on our Kitchen Aid. It was straightforward to work with and we simply divided the ball of dough into 16 semi-equally shaped balls.

Sweet Dinner Rolls

Yield: 16 rolls These from-scratch rolls make a reliable side

• ½ cup (125 ml) water
• ½ cup (122 ml) milk
• 1 egg
• ⅓ cup (75.67 g) butter, softened
• ⅓ cup (66.67 g) white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 ¾ cups (468.75 g) all-purpose flour
• 1 package active dry yeast, (.25 ounce )
• ¼ cup (56.75 g) butter, softened

• 1. Place water and milk in microwave safe bowl and microwave for 1 minute or until liquids reach (110 degrees F/45 degrees C). Pour liquids into mixer bowl; add sugar and stir to dissolve. Add in yeast and let set for 10-20 minutes to proof (the mixture will be foamy).
• 2. Mix on low speed adding the salt, butter and egg. Once well mixed add in the flour 1/4 cup at a time. Remove the paddle attachment and attach the dough hook. With the machine, knead the dough for 5-10 minutes or until smooth and elastic.
• 3. Remove the dough from the bowl and shape into desired shapes (we cut the ball of dough into quarters, and then quartered each of those, and then rolled each piece into a ball). Cover with a clean towel and let rise in a warm place for an hour. Gently brush the tops of the rolls with half of the softened butter.
• 4. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown. Upon removing the rolls from the oven brush them with remaining softened butter once again.

• Yield: 16 rolls
• Prep: 20 minutes
• Cook: 15 minutes
• Total: 35 minutes

Ingredients

• ½ cup ( 125 ml ) water
• ½ cup ( 122 ml ) milk
• 1 egg
• ⅓ cup ( 75.67 g ) butter, softened
• ⅓ cup ( 66.67 g ) white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 ¾ cups ( 468.75 g ) all-purpose flour
• 1 package active dry yeast, (.25 ounce )
• ¼ cup ( 56.75 g ) butter, softened

Method

1. 1. Place water and milk in microwave safe bowl and microwave for 1 minute or until liquids reach (110 degrees F/45 degrees C). Pour liquids into mixer bowl; add sugar and stir to dissolve. Add in yeast and let set for 10-20 minutes to proof (the mixture will be foamy).
2. 2. Mix on low speed adding the salt, butter and egg. Once well mixed add in the flour 1/4 cup at a time. Remove the paddle attachment and attach the dough hook. With the machine, knead the dough for 5-10 minutes or until smooth and elastic.
3. 3. Remove the dough from the bowl and shape into desired shapes (we cut the ball of dough into quarters, and then quartered each of those, and then rolled each piece into a ball). Cover with a clean towel and let rise in a warm place for an hour. Gently brush the tops of the rolls with half of the softened butter.
4. 4. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown. Upon removing the rolls from the oven brush them with remaining softened butter once again.