Dinner Rolls

When I make these rolls for my family they just fall in love with me all over again. We like them fresh from the oven, with meat sandwiched between them, dipped in homemade garlic butter, you get the point. We like these rolls.

I started making these rolls last year while I was in search of a good technique for making croissants. *Yes, I make my own croissants. If your nice I might share them with you.* I usually start these around one so that right before dinner when that I want to eat feeling starts to kick in they are coming out the oven for the hungry monsters to devour.

You will need:

• ¾  to 1 cup lukewarm water

• 2 tablespoons butter

• 1 large egg

• 1 ½ cup bread flour

• 2 cups all purpose flour

• ¼ cup sugar

• 1 ¼ teaspoons salt

• 1 tablespoon yeast

• 3 tablespoons melted butter for topping

Directions:

1) Mix and knead all ingredients to make a soft, smooth dough.

2) Cover the dough, and let it rise for 1 to 2 hours, or until doubled in bulk.

3) Deflate the dough, and divide it into pieces. Shape each piece into the shape you prefer (I make knots). Place the rolls on a lightly greased or parchment-lined baking sheet, cover, and let rise for about an hour.

4) Brush the buns with half the melted butter.

5) Bake the buns in preheated oven (375)  for 15 to 18 minutes, until golden. Remove from the oven, and brush with the remaining melted butter.

6) Cool the buns on a rack or eat them fresh from the oven like we do.

I hope that you enjoy these as much as we do