Description
Soft, light, buttery rolls that are perfect with pretty much any meal of the day.
Ingredients
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 (.25 ounce) package instant yeast
- ΒΌ cup white sugar
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, or more as needed
- 4 tablespoons softened butter, divided
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon salt
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Combine warm water
- yeast
- and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer. Whisk to blend and set aside for 8 minutes
- or until yeast has activated and is very frothy.
- Add 3 cups flour
- 3 tablespoons butter
- egg
- and salt to the bowl. With the dough hook fitted
- turn mixer on medium speed until the dough comes together into a ball. Turn speed down to a “2” (medium-low) and continue kneading for 3 minutes
- until dough ball is smooth. If your dough is too wet
- add a little bit more flour until the dough ball forms.
- Cover bowl with a tea towel and set aside to rise until doubled in size
- 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
- Scrape dough out of the bowl and divide into 12 pieces. Roll each piece into a smooth ball.
- Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Arrange dough balls in the baking dish. Cover again with the tea towel and set aside until well risen and puffy
- 30 to 40 more minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Bake rolls in the preheated oven until golden brown and baked through
- 20 to 25 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool a few minutes. Brush remaining tablespoon softened butter over the top of the warm rolls
- allowing the butter to soak in.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins
Servings: 12