The Best Dinner Rolls
 
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Fluffy, buttery homemade rolls perfect for holiday dinners when you need to feed a crowd. This dough also makes amazing cinnamon and orange rolls. You will love this recipe and use it over and over again!
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Recipe type: Bread/Rolls
Serves: 48 rolls
Ingredients
  • 3 cups warm water
  • 2 tbsp + 1½ tsp yeast
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 /4 cup butter, melted
  • ¼ cup shortening, melted
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 2 eggs, slightly beaten
  • ⅔ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 Tbsp + ¼ tsp salt
  • 10 cups all-purpose flour
Instructions
  1. In a stand mixer or a large bowl, add yeast and the 1 tbsp sugar to the warm water and let sit for 3-5 minutes.
  2. Add the milk to the melted butter and shortening. (This helps it cool so it won't partially cook the eggs when you add them.) Next, add the eggs and salt. Mix with a fork and then add that mixture to the yeast mixture.
  3. In a large bowl, combine flour and sugar. Stir until combined.
  4. Add the flour mixture to the liquid mixture.
  5. Next, turn your mixer to the lowest setting and allow it to mix/knead for 5 minutes. The dough should be soft but not sticky. If needed, you can sprinkle in a little more flour while mixing, but try not to exceed ½-3/4 cup.
  6. Once it has mixed/kneaded for 5 minutes, cover the dough and place in a warm area until it doubles in size. (I do this in my oven. While I mix the dough, I heat the oven to 195 degrees. Then I turn the oven off right before I put the covered dough in it. This step cuts back on the rising time dramatically. The dough will be doubled in 20-30 minutes.)
  7. After the dough has doubled in size, punch it down and knead it a few times.
  8. Spray baking pans or sheets with cooking spray or cover them with a Silpat mat.
  9. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  10. Form dough into 2-inch balls and place onto the cookie/baking sheets or in 9x13 pans. If you want pull-apart rolls, place them close together in 9x13 pans. Otherwise, place them at least 1-2 inches apart on a cookie/baking sheet.
  11. Next, cover and allow formed dough to rise until almost doubled again. Placing the pans on top of the oven while it is preheating will speed the process up, taking usually only 20 minutes to double in size.
  12. Bake at 400 degrees for 12-14 minutes.
  13. When rolls come out of the oven, immediately rub them with butter. I just use a stick, but you can also brush them with melted butter.
  14. Enjoy!
Recipe by Real Life Dinner at https://reallifedinner.com/the-best-dinner-rolls/