Homemade Dinner Rolls (Best Buns in the County!)
- Ready In:
- 42mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
28-32 rolls
ingredients
- 3 cups whole milk
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup shortening (or 3/4 c. oil)
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 2 tablespoons active dry yeast
- 3 large eggs (or 4 small)
- 8 cups bread flour
directions
- Scald the milk. Remove from heat and stir in the sugar, shortening and salt until dissolved. Let cool until lukewarm.
- Stir in the yeast and let sit 15 minutes until it has expanded and is foamy.
- Transfer to a mixing bowl (I use a kitchenaid) and beat in the eggs.
- Add 5 cups of flour, then knead in remaining 3 cups (dough hook attachment). Knead a few times by hand on a floured board until the bread feels right. (The dough will be soft and pliable).
- Return dough to bowl and cover with plastic wrap so it doesn't get a hard crust. Let rise until double, usually 2 hours depending on temperature.
- Cut and shape dinner rolls and place on greased baking sheets. Let rise again until big and puffy, at least doubled.
- Bake 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees F until golden brown.
- Brush tops immediately with melted butter if desired.
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I'm a stay at home mom with 3 adorable children-an 8 year old daredevil son, a 5 1/2 year old princess and a wild little 2 year old girl! I love to cook, and like having my little helpers in the kitchen!
I usually love recipes that are completely from scratch (I still love them actually) but right now my focus is on having any kind of food ready by mealtime! It's a little crazy here lately. Every summer we have a huge organic garden, apple orchard and raspberry and blueberry patches, along with a woods full of wild foods waiting for me to learn what they are so I can collect them. I'm learning about wild mushrooms first, so if anyone has any tips, let me know. We also eat wild venison which my husband and I hunt ourselves. It's our favorite meat, since it's lean, organic and cheap! Some of my hobbies are: hiking, biking, rock climbing, gardening, playing in the water with my kids, or just swinging in the hammock with a good book. I go stir crazy if I spend too much time inside.