Sweet Dinner Rolls

I whipped up a batch of sweet dinner rolls as a last minute decision to accompany dinner; the recipe is fail safe and in 1 hour, you too can have rolls, that are sweet and honest to goodness melt in your mouth delicious and you don’t even have to own a bread maker to whip these up.  

Ingredients:

1/2 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)

1/2 cup warm milk

1 egg

1/3 cup butter, softened

1/3 cup white sugar

1 teaspoon salt

3 ¾ cups all-purpose flour

1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast

1/4 cup butter, (softened for brushing)

Traditional – No Bread Maker Directions:

• Dissolve yeast & 1 tablespoon of sugar in ½ cup warm water, let sit for about 10 mins.
• Meanwhile, warm milk until it bubbles.
• Remove from heat, stir in sugar and butter until melted and cool to lukewarm.
• In a mixer or large bowl combine yeast mixture, milk mixture and egg.
• Add in flour a little at a time and stir until dough forms
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and kneed for about 8 minutes.
• Divide dough in half.
• Roll each half into 12 inch circles, spread 1/4 cup softened butter over entire round.
• Cut each circle into 8 wedges.
• Roll wedges starting at wide end; roll gently but tightly.
• Place point side down on greased baking pan.
• Cover with clean kitchen towel and put in a warm place, let rise 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes, until golden.  

Bread Maker Directions:

• Place water, milk, egg, 1/3 cup butter, sugar, salt, flour and yeast in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
• Select Dough/Knead and First Rise Cycle; press Start.
• When cycle finishes, turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface.
• Divide dough in half.
• Roll each half into 12 inch circles, spread 1/4 cup softened butter over entire round.
• Cut each circle into 8 wedges.
• Roll wedges starting at wide end; roll gently but tightly.
• Place point side down on greased baking pan.
• Cover with clean kitchen towel and put in a warm place, let rise 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes, until golden.