Brown and Serve Rolls

Home made dinner rolls. Make up a batch and have rolls ready when you are.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 20 mins
• Serves: 48
• Yields: 4 dozen

Ingredients

• 9 -10  cups flour
• 1  tablespoon salt
• 2  cups water
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1  cup milk
• 2 (1/4ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1⁄2 cup butter

Directions

1. Stir together 3 cups flour, sugar, yeast and salt in a large mixer bowl.
2. Heat water, milk and butter until very warm (120 to 130F).
3. Add liquid ingredients to flour mixture; beat until smooth, about 3 minutes on high speed with mixer.
4. Gradually stir in more flour to make a soft dough.
5. Turn out onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic (5 to 8 minutes).
6. Shape dough into a ball, place in an oiled bowl, and turn to oil top of dough.
7. Cover; let rise in a warm place 30 to 45 minutes until double in bulk.
8. Punch dough down, divide in half.
9. Shape each half into rolls.
10. Let rise in a warm place 30 to 45 minutes until double in bulk.
11. Bake at 375' degrees F 20 to 25 minutes just until rolls begin to change color.
12. Cool in pans 20 minutes.
13. Finish cooling on wire racks.
14. Place in plastic bags and refrigerate up to 1 week or freeze.
15. Before serving, place (thawed if frozen) rolls on ungreased baking sheet.
16. Bake 400' degrees F 10 to 12 minutes.