Homemade Dinner Rolls (Best Buns in the County!)

"I have to give credit to my mother in law, who won at the county fair with these. Wonderfully light and sweet, these are perfect dinner rolls, or hamburger buns and freeze really well. I make this often, although the yield is a guess since I've not written that down. Rise time should be around 4 hours. Sometimes I sneak a couple cups of whole wheat flour into the dough too :)."
 
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Ready In:
42mins
Ingredients:
7
Yields:
28-32 rolls
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ingredients

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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.
 
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