Great Dinner Rolls

Hot,fluffy and soft

• Ready In: 3 hrs
• Serves: 24

Ingredients

• 4 1⁄2-5  cups all-purpose flour
• 1 (1 tablespoon) package active dry yeast
• 1  cup milk
• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 1⁄3 cup butter or 1⁄3 cup margarine or 1⁄3 cup shortening
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 2  eggs

Directions

1. In a large bowl stir together 2 cups of the flour and the yeast.
2. In a small saucepan heat and stir milk, sugar, butter, and salt just until warm (120 degrees) and butter almost melts; add to flour mixture along with eggs.
3. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 sec, scraping sides of bowl constantly.
4. Beat on high speed 3 minute. Using a wooden spoon, stir in as much of the remaining flour as you can.
5. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface.
6. Knead in enough remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (6 to 8 minutes total).
7. Shape dough into a ball.
8. Place in a greased bowl, turn once.
9. Cover, let rise in a warm place until double 1 hour.
10. Punch dough down and turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface.
11. Divide dough in half.
12. Cover, let rest for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, depending on what shape of roll you want to make, lightly grease a 13x9x2-inch baking pan, baking sheets.
13. Shape the dough into 24 balls or desired rolls and place in prepared baking pan sheets.
14. Cover and let rise in a warm place until nearly double in size about 30 minutes.
15. Preheat oven to 375°F.
16. Bake for 15 min or until golden.
17. Immediately remove rolls from pans.
18. Cool on wire racks.