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Best Homemade Dinner Rolls

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  • Servings: 12-24
  • Prep: 2h
  • Cook: 10m
    • The following recipe serves 12-24 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 4 1/2 to 5 cups bread flour
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast
  • 1 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 teaspoons butter
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 egg white
  • TOPPINGS (below) 3 Different Toppings
  • Parmesan Garlic Topping
  • 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese (and 1/2 teaspoon dried minced garlic)
  • Almond Herb Topping
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped almonds (and 1/2 teaspoon each of salt, dried basil, thyme, and dried oregano)
  • Everything Topping
  • 1 teaspoon each poppy seeds (and salt, dried minced garlic, sesame seeds, and dried minced onion, my personal favorite)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, 1/4 cup sugar, yeast and salt.

  • Step 2: In a small saucepan, using a candy thermometer, heat the milk, water and butter to 120-130 degrees Fahrenheit. Add to dry ingredients. With an electric blender, beat on medium speed for 3 minutes. Add 2 eggs and beat on high speed for an additional 2 minutes. Gradually stir in remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky).

  • Step 3: On a lightly floured surface, knead the dough until smooth and elastic. (Kneading is a necessary step to ensure that bread dough rises properly.) Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top end of the dough. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size (about 1 hour). TIP: I heat the oven at 200 degrees Fahrenheit for 1 minute, turn off oven, and place the dough inside the oven to rise. (Don’t forget to turn OFF the oven.)

  • Step 4: Punch down dough in the bowl. Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Divide into 24 portions and shape into balls. Divide the balls between 2 greased 13-inch x 9-inch baking pans. OR, on one muffin tin, place 2 shaped balls next to each other into each greased muffin cup to make 12 rolls.

  • Step 5: Cover with a clean, lightweight towel and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. Brush with lightly beaten egg white and sprinkle rolls with the topping of your choice (or all 3!),

  • Step 6: Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 10-15 minutes or until gold brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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