Monday, October 3, 2011

Buttery Dinner Rolls

It was a cold and rainy night last Thursday. That's no surprise, given that it was the end of September, and one of the rainiest months on record here. So I wanted hot dinner rolls. I started with a bread recipe in my Foods From Famous Kitchens cookbook (which is falling apart at the seams), tweaked it a tad, and had a winner of a recipe. How did I know it was a winner? Why, my littlest fussbudget went hunting for one for lunch on Friday, nuked it a few seconds, and happily munched it with some soup.

HOT BUTTERY DINNER ROLLS

1-1/2 cups very warm water
6 tsp yeast
4 cups flour
1-1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp dry milk powder
1/4 cup butter, cut into small pieces

Pour the water in your bread machine container or mixing bowl, sprinkle the yeast on top of it, and add the remaining ingredients in the order given. Mix according to the directions in my bread tutorial (see link to the right), knead once. let rise, and punch down. Divide the dough into 12 pieces and roll into balls. Place the balls on a lightly oiled baking tray and let them rise until approximately doubled in size, poke a dimple into the top of each, and put a little pat of butter in each dimple. Bake at 375F for 16 to 19 minutes, until they reach your desired degree of brownness.

11 comments:

Pam said...

Butter bread of any kind makes this woman very happy! Your rolls always turn out perfectly!

Maryissewfast said...

I'm hungry already! Thanks for a great recipe!!!

Diane said...

Must try this, I have never made rolls as yet with my bread machine!!!! Diane

SissySees said...

Perfect!! My kind of rolls.

Two French Bulldogs said...

Oh My word! Throw us a roll
Benny & Lily

Gloria Baker said...

look delicious I love rolls! gloria

gMarie said...

I wish I could back bread like you. It's amazing. g

Big Dude said...

If I lived at your house I'd likely weigh 500#. I love fresh bread and yours always looks so good.

grace said...

they're so nicely rounded. :) they look perfect for sopping up soup or any kind of juices on one's plate.

The Blonde Duck said...

Drooling! I can't let Ben see these--he's got 6 more lbs to lose!

Mary said...

These look so perfect, Marje!