Dinner Rolls

These rolls are light and delicious. I make them in my mixer, so they are super easy. Expect 24 LARGE rolls. You could divide the dough into six balls and make smaller rolls. Cooking time will be shorter if you do.

2 Tablespoons yeast
1/4 cup plus 1 Tablespoon warm water
3 eggs
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup warm milk
5 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
Butter to brush rolls with

Directions: Mix together the yeast and warm water in your mixer. Let it sit for about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in another bowl, combine the eggs, oil and sugar. Warm the milk in the microwave (but don't get it hot...just warm) and add it to the yeast mixture in the mixer. Also, add in the egg mixture. Mix. Add the flour (mixed with the salt), one cup at a time. Mix well. Continue to knead for 5 minutes. (If you don't use a mixer, you'll have to knead for about 10 to 15 minutes.) Cover with plastic wrap and let rise until about double in size, about an hour.
After its risen, separate the dough in to 3 even balls. Roll out each ball to about the size of a dinner plate, on a lightly floured surface. Cut into 8 pizza wedge slices. Brush with melted butter. With each wedge, starting at the large bottom, roll them up. Place on a greased (sprayed) sheet pan. Place 3 rolls across and 8 down (24 per sheet). Cover the dough with plastic wrap and let rise again until doubled in size.

Heat oven to 400 degrees and bake for about 11 minutes, or until tops are a golden brown. Remove from oven and brush with melted butter.

Notes: I almost never cook with milk. I actually add 1 cup of warm water, then add powdered dry milk with the flour in place of the milk.