Friday, October 15, 2010

Weekend Fare: Quick Rolls

I simply must share how I adapted my pizza dough recipe into light and fluffy dinner rolls. We had company and I hadn't really done a great job at planning a menu so I threw these together hoping they would work - they don't have to rise which is why I love them the most! Anyway, it worked and we loved them.



NO RISE DINNER ROLLS
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2 Tb. yeast
2 c. warm milk or water (I used half of each)
2 Tb. sugar
2 tsp. salt
1/4 c. butter, melted
5 c. flour

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix yeast, milk, and sugar together. Add salt, butter, and 2 c. flour. Combine and allow to sit for 2 minutes. Add remainder of flour. Knead (I allow my mixer to do this part) for 10 minutes by hand or 4-5 minutes in a mixer or until elastic. Allow dough to rest for 5 minutes. Shape into rolls. Bake for 15-17 minutes or until golden brown.

12 comments:

  1. this sounds really easy! not to mention tasty.:)

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  2. These look really yummy!

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  3. I'll be making these soon, as well. Yum.

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  4. I just made this except I didn't let it sit, didn't knead it, and didn't let it rise and it turned out great! I'll keep this on my file!

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  5. Thanks for the recipe, I am trying these for dinner, I did add a little bit of olive oil though and am letting them 'rise' for about 20 minutes before baking. =)

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  6. I made a healthier version of these....all whole wheat flour, added 4TBL of sesame seeds, 4TBL of sunflower seeds, 1TBL of crushed rosemary, I used honey instead of sugar, sea salt, and about 1TBL of minced fresh garlic. I also doubled the butter because of the whole wheat flour....baked on 375 for 20mins

    Thanks for the "base recipe"!! You really helped me tonight since we were out of bread!!

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  7. These were my first attempt at making rolls, and they turned out perfectly. So easy and delicious! We even put some cinnamon and sugar on a few with butter....so good! Thanks for a great easy recipe!! It was just what I needed at the last minute.

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  8. Dinner saver! I made pot roast, but no rolls. I was able to make these last minute and they are really yummy!

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  9. [...] needed a last minute recipe for dinner rolls to go with our casserole so I tried these rolls from The Cook Next Door blog. I replaced the 1/4 cup of butter with a 1/4 cup of olive [...]

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  10. They look so good! Can't wait to try them. Thanks somuch

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  11. These were excellent and quick! I used my Kitchenaid mixer to knead them. I replaced a cup of flour with whole-wheat flour; otherwise, followed recipe exactly. Do you put them in a 9"x13" pan? Thanks so much for sharing the recipe.

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  12. Just made these, however, I used instant yeast packs and I'm guessing that's why the turned out a lot like biscuits. Kinda dowey and certainly not fluffy like a bun.

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