2511 Rolls

LuuvBunny's Note:

This comes from a great book called A Passion For Baking by Marcy Goldman.She says the name came from how many people downloaded the recipe from the web site in one hour.I can see why,these are amazing! I didn't have buttermilk,I used 1 1/4 cup milk with 1 tbsp lemon juice.Don't let the number of steps turn you away from the recipe,you'll regret it! :) Prep time doesn't include rise times.

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 1/4 cup warm water
• 2 tablespoons rapid rise yeast
• 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
• 1/4 cup butter, softened, cut into small chunks
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 5 -6 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup butter, melted

Directions:

1. Generously spray a 12 cup muffin pan with cooking spray and place on a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a bowl,hand whisk water and yeast together and let stand 2 to 3 minutes to dissolve yeast.
3. Briskly whisk in buttermilk,softened butter,sugar,salt,and most of flour.
4. Knead with dough hook on lowest speed about 8 minutes,adding more flour as necessary to form a soft,smooth,elastic dough.
5. Remove dough hook and spray dough with cooking spray.
6. Cover entire mixer and bowl with a large clear plastic bag.
7. Let rise until almost doubled,45-60 minutes.
8. Turn out dough onto lightly floured surface and gently deflate.
9. Divide dough into 12 portions.
10. Cut each portion into 3 chunks or balls and dip into melted butter.
11. Place 3 chunks into each well of muffin pan.
12. Drizzle any leftover butter over rolls.
13. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and allow to rise until doubled in bulk,30-60 minutes.
14. Preheat oven to 375F and bake 10 minutes.
15. Then reduce temperature to 350F and bake until lightly browned,another 15-20 minutes.
16. Cool in pan 10 minutes and then turn out to serve or cool completely.