One Hour Rolls

Here's another good roll recipe that I found on Apron Girls. Thanks Mindy! I've tried this recipe and they turned out fantastic!

Combine:

¾ cup HOT water

1 tsp. salt

6 Tbs. melted butter

¼ c sugar

Cool to lukewarm.

Add:

2 Tbs. yeast dissolved in

¼ cup + 2 Tbs. lukewarm water

Add 1 egg

Beat well and add 3 1/2 - 4 cups of flour until easy to work. Knead.

Roll out and cut. Brush with melted butter.

Cover and let rise until double (about 30-45 minutes).

Bake 425° for 12 minutes.

Basic Roll Dough

This is my go to roll recipe when I want a light, buttery, delicious roll.  It takes 2-2 1/2 hours from start to finish (depending on the temperature in your kitchen) and these rolls turn out right almost every time.

1/2 cup warm water
1 1/2 Tbsp. yeast
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 cup margarine or butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup scalded milk
3 eggs, beaten
1/2 tsp. salt
5-6 cups flour

Dissolve sugar and yeast in water. In separate bowl combine margarine and sugar. Add milk and mix until well combined. Add eggs and yeast mixture. Stir. Add salt. Stir. Add flour, enough to make a soft dough that is just past sticky. Place dough in greased bowl and cover and rise until double. Shape and rise til double again (don't let over rise!). I like to shape into crescent shaped rolls. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Brush with butter right as they come out of the oven and serve.  They're best hot!

30 Minute Rolls

Ok, so I've never managed to get them ready in 30 minutes- but 45 is doable. I found this recipe at realmomkitchen.blogspot.com and I've used it lots of times. I still prefer my other roll recipe, but it takes a bare minimum of 2 hours and some days I just don't have that much time.

1 1/8 cups plus 2 tsp. warm water
1/3 cup oil
2 T yeast
1/4 cup sugar or honey
½ tsp. Salt
1 eggs
3 ½ cups flour

Mix 1st 4 ingredients and let rest for 15 minutes. Add salt and eggs - gradually add flour. Shape into dinner rolls, or use in your favorite recipe that calls for dough. After shaped, let rest for 10 minutes. For rolls, Bake 10 minutes @400 degrees ‘till golden brown.