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Quick & Easy Dinner Rolls

Barbara
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Course Bread
Cuisine American
Servings 20 Rolls

Equipment

  • Stand mixer with dough hook.

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ cups warm water
  • 1 tbsp yeast
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp melted butter
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 4 cups flour
  • 4 tbsp melted butter
  • Course salt, for sprinking on top of the rolls

Instructions
 

  • Add sugar and yeast to warm water, stir to combine and allow to rest for 5 minutes, or until foamy and bubbly.
  • In the mixing bowl of your stand mixer combine 3 cups flour with 1 teaspoon salt. Pour in water/yeast/sugar mixture.
  • Attach dough hook to mixer and let mixer knead for 3-5 minutes. Add addtional flour a ¼ cup at a time, until the dough pulls away from the sides of the mixing bowl. Dough will be sticky but smooth.
  • Remove dough hook and cover bowl with plastic wrap. Allow dough to rest for 20 minutes in a warm spot.
  • Preheat oven to 400° F. Spray a 13X9 inch pan with non-stick cooking spray.
  • Punch down dough and remove from mixing bowl onto a lightly floured surface.
  • Divide dough into 20 equal sized pieces.
  • Roll each piece of dough into a ball and place in prepared pan.
  • Brush rolls with melted butter and sprinkle with course salt.
  • Allow dough to rest for 20 minutes while oven is preheating.
  • Bake for 13-15 minutes until a light golden brown. Turn on broiler and brown the tops for 1-2 minutes.
  • Remove rolls from the oven and brush with more melted butter.
  • Allow rolls to cool slightly before serving.
Keyword Artisan bread, rolls, yeast