Unknownchef86's Very Best Dinner Rolls

Submitted by UnknownChef86

"These rolls are very soft and light. They make children and husbands very happy. My husband asked, "Can you make these ALL the time?""

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 36 rolls

ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 cups warm milk
• 4 teaspoons dry yeast
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 eggs
• 7 cups flour
• 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 cup butter (reserved)

directions

1. Note: Due to its sticky nature, this recipe is best made in a standing mixer with a dough hook; the truly persistent could probably make this by hand with a bowl and a wooden spoon-- these rolls are worth the extra effort.
2. Sprinkle the yeast over the warm milk and let sit for approximately 5 minutes to proof.
3. Add sugar, 1/2 cup melted butter, salt and eggs; mix well.
4. Add flour and mix well.
5. Blend at medium-low speed for about 5-10 minutes, scraping down sides once or twice.
6. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and a towel; let rise in bowl about 1 hour or til doubled.
7. Remove the towel and plastic wrap and turn mixer on low to"punch down" the dough; if you wish, you can let the dough raise a second time as it makes for a more flavorful roll.
8. Remove the dough from the bowl and divide into 36"plops"; The dough will be very sticky.
9. Place"plops", edges just touching, in a buttered 9x13 baking pan; don't bother trying to smooth out the"plops"-- they will smooth out as they raise.
10. Cover pan with plastic wrap and let rise til doubled, about 30-40 minutes.
11. Melt the reserved butter and drizzle over the top of the rolls before baking.
12. Bake at 400°F for 10-15 minutes or until golden.

Reviews

[Chef SuzyQ]

Loved them, LOVED them! I accidentally melted the butter and threw it in instead of softening. So I added an extra half cup of flour because they were SO sticky and wet I didn't think they'd turn out. They turned out AMAZING and that's saying something, because I bake a lot of bread. These are really, really good and very easy in my kitchenaid. I knew I had a winner on my hands when I was making them into plops and they were raising almost as soon as they hit the pan. One easy way to do the plops is to divide the dough in half and use a pizza cutter to divide up the dough. Also, mine didn't quite get done in the middle. UPDATE: I make this recipe a lot and, after much experimentation, I divide into 24 rolls and bake in TWO 9" pans for 15 minutes. I cover with foil for about the last 7-10 minutes so they don't overbrown. Also, I use powdered milk in these and it works GREAT! There's no taste difference, it's cheaper, and it's quicker because I can skip heating the milk. I just throw the powder in with the water and yeast. Thanks for posting this!

 

[Bonnie Young]

Excellent!! These were not very pretty when they were finished but oh my do they taste good. So soft and buttery. I will be making them more often as they are easy to mix up. One hint though, when you cover them with the plastic wrap tp rise please spray the plastic wrap with release spray or it will stick, I found out the hard way.

 

[Brandess]

I made this recipe exactly as written with no deviations. If I could give this recipe 10 stars, I would. My husband and I actually ate more roll than we ate of the main dinner. the texture is simply divine; soft, airy and slightly chewy. The flavor has no trace of raw flour, which can be a problem for some roll recipes. Since it is my husband and me only, I froze the all the rolls except for 4, into muffin pans after cutting them into individual rolls. I then transferred them to a freezer safe container after they had frozen hard. Now I will have homemade rolls whenever I need them! Thanks for a great recipe!

 

[bezbrizan]

These are heaven on the lips. I also can't believe how easy they were to make. I love my new mixer with the dough hook! I made1/2 the receipe as there are only 2 of us and it was the perfect amount of buns for a standard pyrex baking dish. I decided to use a pyrex dish and reduced the heat to 375 and cooked for about 17 min. Turned out amazing. This was exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for sharing.

 

[Dimpi]

11/27/09 - The very best dinner rolls indeed! I made a half batch to take to thanksgiving dinner at a friend's place yesterday. I made 11 large rolls and they were extremely soft, light and tender. Very easy to make too. My dough was sticky but after 2 risings, it was very soft but no longer sticky. So I was able to shape the rolls into rounds easily. I also brushed melted butter on top instead of drizzling. Awesome recipe, Unknownchef86! Update 12/10/09: The other day I tried making these with whole wheat flour. They turned out extremely well. I made half a batch and needed only about 3 cups of white whole wheat flour, 3 heaping tbsp of vital wheat gluten. I also used a third less sugar and far less butter for brushing on top. I shaped them into 16 rolls and froze 12 of them. I thawed and re-heated a few today and they were as good as on the first day - soft, tender and flavorful.