Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Grandma's Dinner Rolls

Source: Dawn Niedermayer
Yield: 4 dozen
Time: 3 hours

  • 2 cups boiling water (1 cup)
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened (1/4 cup)
  • 2 pkgs. (1/2 oz.) active dry yeast (1)
  • 1/2 cup warm water (105º-115º) (1/4 cup)
  • 9-10 cups flour (4.5-5)
  • 1/2 cup sugar (1/4 cup)
  • 3 eggs (2)
  • 1 1/2 tsp. salt
  • butter, softened
  1. In a medium bowl, stir together boiling water and butter until the butter is melted. 
  2. Cool to warm (105º-115º)
  3. In a large mixer bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water.
  4. Add butter mixture, 3 cups flour, sugar, eggs, and salt to yeast.
  5. Beat at medium speed, scraping sides often, until smooth (1-2 min).
  6. By hand, stir in enough of the remaining flour to make dough easy to handle.
  7. Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface, knead until smooth & elastic, about 10 minutes.
  8. Place in a greased bowl, turn greased side up. Cover, let rest in warm place until double in size, about 1 hour.  Dough is ready if indentation remains when touched.
  9. Punch down, divide in half.
  10. With floured hands, shape each half into 24 rounds.  Place in 2 greased 13"x9" pans.  
  11. Cover & let rise until double, about 1 hour.
  12. Bake at 400º for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
  13. Brush tops with melted butter. (Optional)

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