Dinner Rolls
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Everyday Food, December 2008
- Prep Time 30 minutes
- Total Time 3 hours 20 minutes, plus cooling
- Yield Makes 30
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Ingredients
- 1/4 cup warm water (115 degrees)
- 2 packets (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast
- 1 1/2 cups warm whole milk (115 degrees)
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted, plus more for bowl and pans
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 3 large eggs
- 6 to 6 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more for work surface
Directions
- Place water in a small bowl; sprinkle with yeast, and let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. In a large bowl, whisk together milk, butter, sugar, salt, and 2 eggs. Whisk in yeast mixture.
- Using a wooden spoon, stir in 6 cups flour, 1 cup at a time, until you have a soft, shaggy dough (if necessary, add up to 1/2 cup more flour). Turn dough out onto a floured work surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 5 to 10 minutes. Butter the inside of a large bowl; place dough in bowl, turning to coat. Cover bowl with plastic wrap; let stand in a warm spot until dough has doubled in size, about 1 1/4 hours.
- Butter two 13-by-9-inch baking pans. Divide dough in half. Roll each half into a 15-inch rope; cut each rope into 15 1-inch pieces. Press each piece into a disk, then shape into a ball. Arrange dough balls in prepared pans. (To make ahead: Wrap pans well, and freeze, up to 2 months.) Cover pans loosely with plastic; let stand in a warm spot until rolls have doubled in size, about 1 1/4 hours (2 hours more if frozen).
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. In a small bowl, beat remaining egg until blended; brush onto rolls. Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes, rotating pans back to front and top to bottom halfway through. Let rolls cool 15 minutes before serving.
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Wow!! I've tried so many other receipts and failed miserably. This one is amazing. Success first try. Rave reviews. Thanks Martha.
Who knew that something so simple could taste so delicious? These rolls were a little bit dry for my taste, but the rest of the family loves them. Froze one pan for another night and made one today.
The rolls are rising in the oven as we speak and they look great! I was a bit apprehensive because, being short on time, I used quick rising yeast and, following the instructions on the yeast package, skipped the first proof. They look amazing, though, and I can't wait to see if they will not taste too yeasty. If they don't, it'll be so much quicker this way.....
Took these to an Easter dinner. These rolls tasted great, and browned just right, too! Will definitely make these again.
Making my second batch for the cinnamon bun. The best buns i have ever made. Perfect
I'm in the middle of making my 2nd batch of these right now. They've been a huge hit, and did well both when baked immediately or after being frozen. This recipe makes so many that it can easily stretch through 4 meals for us.
I did the same thing and i am sure they will be alright, it just took a bit more flour so they werent so sticky to knead. They rose alright in the first rising so i am sure they will be fine, just perhaps more tender.
Help, I just spent hours working on these and put them in the freezer. As I sat down to review the instructions for baking them, I realized I used all 3 eggs in the dough instead of only 2! Will they be ruined? I can't start over, if they are ruined I'll have to buy premade rolls:(