Description
Homemade big, fluffy yeast rolls bring comfort straight from grandma’s kitchen to your table. Pillowy bread perfection emerges from simple ingredients, promising warm satisfaction with each golden, buttery bite you’ll savor.
Ingredients
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Yeast and Flour:
- 4 cups (480 grams) all-purpose flour
- 2.25 teaspoons (7 grams) active dry yeast
Wet Ingredients:
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) warm milk
- 1/4 cup (60 milliliters) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 large egg
Additional Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) melted butter (for brushing)
Instructions
- Awaken the yeast by combining warm milk (110°F), yeast, and a portion of sugar in a small container. Allow the mixture to bloom for 7-10 minutes until it becomes foamy and fragrant.
- Create a flour base in a large mixing bowl by combining dry ingredients. Excavate a central well and incorporate the activated yeast, melted butter, and egg. Gently blend until a cohesive, slightly tacky dough emerges.
- Transfer the dough onto a lightly dusted surface. Massage and stretch the dough for 8-9 minutes, developing gluten and achieving a smooth, elastic consistency. The dough should feel supple yet resilient.
- Nestle the dough into a greased vessel, draping a clean cloth over the top. Permit the dough to expand in a tranquil, warm environment for 60-90 minutes until its volume doubles dramatically.
- Deflate the risen dough by pressing down gently. Partition the dough into 12-15 uniform segments, rolling each into a perfect sphere. Arrange the spheres on a prepared baking sheet, allowing modest spacing between rolls.
- Cloak the rolls with a lightweight towel and permit a secondary fermentation for 35-40 minutes. The rolls should become puffy and interconnected.
- Heat the oven to 375°F. Bake the rolls for 16-19 minutes, watching for a rich golden-brown exterior that signals complete cooking.
- Immediately after removing from the oven, lavish the rolls with melted butter, creating a glistening, decadent finish that enhances both appearance and flavor.
Notes
- Activate yeast precisely with warm (not hot) milk to ensure proper fermentation and prevent killing the yeast.
- Customize texture by adjusting flour slightly; less flour creates softer, more tender rolls while more flour produces denser results.
- Use room temperature ingredients like eggs and butter to help dough rise evenly and create consistent, smooth texture.
- Experiment with different flour variations like whole wheat or bread flour to modify nutritional profile and achieve unique taste without compromising roll’s fluffy nature.
- Prep Time: 120 minutes
- Cook Time: 19 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Lunch, Snacks, Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 193 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 183 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 31 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 26 mg