Easy Yeast Rolls
I made these for Thanksgiving and I swear I'm only doing homemade bread from now on. They are fabulous, cheap and just as easy as frozen rolls, really.
Ingredients
1 cup warm water (105-115 degrees- I just ran it to feel like bathwater and it was fine)
2 packages active dry yeast
1 stick butter, melted
1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon salt
4-4 1/2 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
Directions
-Combine warm water and yeast in a large bowl. Let the mixture stand until yeast is foamy, about five minutes.
-Stir in butter, sugar, eggs and salt. Beat in flour, 1 cup at a time, until dough is too stiff to mix (more or less flour may be needed). Cover and refrigerate 2 hours or up to four days.
-Grease a 13 x 9 inch baking pan. Turn the chilled dough onto a lightly floured board. Divide dough into 24 equal-sized pieces. Roll each piece into a smooth round ball; place balls in even rows in the prepared pan. Cover and let dough balls rise until doubled in volume, about one hour. (I didn't do this last step- instead, I just made the rolls only slightly smaller than normal size and they expanded a bit in the oven and were wonderful).
-Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake until rolls are lightly browned, 12-15 minutes. Brush warm rolls with melted butter, if desired.
4 Comments:
Is there a secret to what you cover the dough with / put the dough in when you put it in the refridgerator?
Nope, just saran wrap.
Could you bake a few rolls and freeze the rest of the unbaked dough?
I think that would work fine. I refrigerate it for several days and it works every time. It's actually hard to mess this recipe up.
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