01/28/2022
60 (ish) Minute Dinner Rolls
4.5-5 cups bread flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
2 packages active dry yeast (or the equivalent)
1 cup water
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
Combine 4.5 cups of flour, sugar, salt, and yeast in mixer bowl with a dough hook on speed 2 (or by hand, if you don't have a mixer). If butter is softened, add to the dry ingredients. If not, add to the water and milk and microwave until very warm (I usually do 1:30). Pour into dry ingredients while mixer is still going. Add more flour, if needed. Once all ingredients are fully incorporated, set a timer for 10 minutes and let the mixer continue to knead the dough at speed 2, or do it by hand. Turn off the mixer, remove the dough hook, and set aside the dough in the bowl for 15-20 minutes (I use the proof setting on my oven). Shape into rolls and put into a greased pan. Allow them to rise again for 15-20 minutes. Preheat oven to 425 and bake for 15-20 minutes, depending on size. Optional- brush tops of baked rolls with butter immediately after removing from oven.
This recipe is one I base almost all of my yeast breads from. It's easy to change and adapt to my needs and I almost always have all these ingredients on hand. All-purpose flour can be used in place of bread flour, if that's what you have. The milk can be anything from heavy cream to skim, whatever you have on hand.
