Best Dinner Rolls

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 cup sugar, more if desired
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, room temp
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 (7 1/4 g) packet fast rising yeast or 2 1/4 teaspoons yeast
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 1/2 cup warm milk
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, stir 2 cups of the flour, the sugar, 1/4 cup butter, salt and yeast with a wooden spoon until well mixed. in a 1-quart saucepan, heat the water and milk over medium heat, stirring frequently, until very warm and an instant-read thermometer reads 120°f to 130°f add the water mixture and egg to flour mixture. beat with an electric mixer on low speed 1 minute, stopping frequently to scrape batter from side and bottom of bowl with a rubber spatula, until flour mixture is moistened. beat on medium speed 1 minute, stopping frequently to scrape bowl. with a wooden spoon, stir in enough of the remaining flour, about 1/2 cup at a time, until dough is soft, leaves side of bowl and is easy to handle (dough maybe slightly sticky).
• 2 sprinkle flour lightly on a countertop or large cutting board. place dough on floured surface. knead by folding dough toward you, then with the heels of your hands, pushing dough away from you with a short rocking motion. move dough a quarter turn and repeat. continue kneading about 5 minutes, sprinkling surface with more flour if dough starts to stick, until dough is smooth and springy. spray a large bowl with the cooking spray. place dough in bowl, turning dough to grease all sides. cover bowl loosely with plastic wrap; let rise in a warm place about 1 hour or until dough has doubled in size. dough is ready if an indentation remains when you press your fingertips about 1/2 inch into the dough.
• 3 spray the bottom and sides of a 13x9-inch pan with the cooking spray. gently push your fist into the dough to deflate it. divide dough into 15 equal pieces. shape each piece into a ball; place in pan. brush with melted butter. lightly spray sheet of plastic wrap with cooking spray; cover the pan loosely with the plastic wrap, sprayed side down. let rise in a warm place about 30 minutes or until dough has doubled in size. remove plastic wrap.
• 4 move the oven rack to a low position so that top of the pan will be in the center of the oven. heat the oven to 375°f bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. remove from pan to a cooling rack. for a softer crust, brush tops of rolls with room-temperature butter, using a pastry brush. serve warm or cooled.