Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Dinner Rolls


Whenever I am trying to plan out a meal and I realize I need some sort of bread, I really have a problem actually buying it at the store. Who wants to spend $3-$4 on something that they can make for like $1. I guess we spend money on things like that because we don't have the time to actually make it... so I am excited when I actually do have time to make my own bread. Found this recipe from Martha Stewart and it turned out FABULOUS

Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup warm water
- 2 packets active dry yeast
- 1 1/2 cups warm whole milk (or 2%)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted (plus more for pans)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 3 large eggs
- 5 1/2- 6 cups flour

Directions:

Place water in mixing bowl; sprinkle with yeast, and let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. In a large bowl, whisk together milk, butter, sugar, salt, and 2 eggs. Whisk in yeast mixture.

Using a Kitchenaid, stir in 5 1/2 cups flour, 1 cup at a time, until you have a soft, shaggy dough (if necessary, add up to 1/2 cup more flour). Switch to Dough Hook and knead until smooth and elastic, 5 to 10 minutes. Spray the inside of a large bowl with cooking spray; place dough in bowl, turning to coat. Cover bowl with damp towel; let stand in a warm spot until dough has doubled in size, about 1 1/4 hours.

Butter (or spray) two 13-by-9-inch baking pans. Divide dough in half. Roll each half into a 15-inch rope; cut each rope into 15 1-inch pieces. Press each piece into a disk, then shape into a ball. Arrange dough balls in prepared pans. Cover pans with damp towel and allow to rise until rolls have doubled, about 1 1/4 hours. 

Preheat oven to 375 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. In a small bowl, beat remaining egg until blended; brush onto rolls. Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes, rotating pans back to front and top to bottom halfway through. Let rolls cool 15 minutes before serving.

TO FREEZE: follow directions until after 1st Rise. Spray Saran Wrap with Cooking Spray and tightly wrap dough. Put Dough in a Freezer bag and Freeze up to 2 month. When you pull it out allow it to fully defrost (mine took about 4-5 hours on the counter). Start where you left off on the directions, but when you get to the 2nd rise it may take 2+ hours to double. 

1 comment:

  1. This looks so good! I am glad you are back to blogging! By the way - your last pic of Otto was adorable! Hope you are all doing well!

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