Perfectly Easy Dinner Rolls

SBurk's Note:

These are requested every Thanksgiving by my husband's family. They always go quick. This dough is meant to be made ahead of time since it must sit in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours and can be made up to 4 days before you need to bake them.

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 24

Yield: 24.0 rolls

• 1 cup warm water (105* to 115*)
• 2 (¼ ounce) packages active dry yeast
• ½ cup butter , melted
• ½ cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour (I prefer bread flour)
• additional melted butter (optional)

Directions:

1. Combine the warm water and yeast in a large bowl. Let the mixture stand until yeast is foamy, about five minutes.
2. Stir in butter, sugar, eggs, and salt. Beat in flour, 1 cup at a time, until dough is too stiff to mix (some flour may not be needed). Cover and refrigerate 2 hours or up to 4 days.
3. Grease a 13x9-inch baking pan. Turn the chilled dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide dough into 24 equal-sized pieces. Roll each piece into a smooth round ball; place balls in even rows in the prepared pan. Cover and let rise until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
4. Preheat oven to 375*F. Bake until rolls are golden brown, 15-20 minutes. Brush warm rolls with melted butter, if desired. Break rolls apart to serve.
5. Prep time does not include the amount of time required in the refrigerator.
6. Prep and Cook times do not include the amount of time needed to rise.

Reviews

[GodRox]

Thanks for the recipe! Tested them out the other day to be sure that I could do. They were so easy, working on making two batches for a thanksgiving dinner right now.