Homemade Rolls
 
 
Recipe type: Bread
Ingredients
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 1 TBSP sugar
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 TBSP butter
  • 3¼ tsp. active dry yeast
  • ¾ cup warm water (105 - 115 F)
  • 2½ - 3 cups flour
Instructions
  1. In a small saucepan, stir milk, sugar, salt, and butter together. Heat over low heat until butter melts and sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and then allow to cool until it is lukewarm
  2. In the bowl of your stand mixer, dissolve the yeast in warm water (do NOT use hot water - you don't want to kill the yeast!).
  3. After about 2 minutes, add the lukewarm milk mixture and 2 cups flour.
  4. Mix on low speed (using the dough hook attachment) for about 1 minute.
  5. Add remaining ½ - 1 cup flour and continue to mix until the dough starts to clean the sides of the bowl. Add additional flour if mixture seems too sticky or wet.
  6. Once all ingredients are mixed, mix dough for about 3 minutes, until it is smooth and elastic. It should spring back when stretched and shouldn't be too sticky.
  7. Place dough in a greased or oiled bowl, turning to completely coat it. Cover dough with a dry dish towel and let it rise in a warm place for about 15 minutes. *
  8. Uncover dough, punch down, and divide into 12 pieces (or however many rolls you want to make)
  9. Grease a square baking dish (this is important! You don't want it to stick!)
  10. Roll each of the 12 pieces into a ball and place in the greased baking dish. I usually spread them apart, but they will rise and end up sticking together - this is perfectly okay!
  11. Cover dish with a dish towel and let dough rise for another 20 minutes or so.**
  12. Preheat oven to 425 F
  13. Bake rolls for about 10-12 minutes, or until the rolls are golden brown. Rotate the pan halfway through baking to make sure the rolls are evenly baked.
Notes
*15 minutes is definitely enough time to let it rise, but if you have more time, I highly suggest letting it rise longer - I usually leave it for 30-40 minutes.
**Just like above, letting it rise for 20 minutes is perfectly fine, however I usually let it rise another 30-40 minutes to get it really fluffy and airy.
Recipe by A Taste of Balance at https://atasteofbalance.com/2018/05/27/homemade-rolls/