Southern "light" Rolls
Ready In: 2 hrs 40 mins
Serves: 36
Yields: 36 rolls
Ingredients
- 2 cups warm water (about 105-112 degrees F)
- 1 (1/4ounce) package yeast
- 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 2⁄3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 6 cups bread flour (estimated)
- 1⁄2 cup butter (melted)
- 1⁄2 cup butter (melted) (optional)
Directions
- Mix water, yeast, and sugar together until the sugar is mostly dissolved. Add oil and salt, mix.
- Add flour, one cup at a time, until dough pulls away from the side of the mixing bowl and does not stick to your fingers when touched.
- Let dough rise, about 1 hour.
- Punch down, shape, and place on your baking pan (makes 36 rolls or 2 loaves).
- Let dough rise again, about 1 hour.
- Brush tops of rolls or loaves with 1 stick of melted butter. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven until golden brown.
- Optional: When rolls are removed from oven, brush with another stick of melted butter.
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