I can't even begin to tell you how happy we were with these. They were light and fluffy on the inside, firm on the outside and best of all, we made them ourselves.
We had them for dinner Saturday night in the form of giant rolls stuffed with hot dogs and all the trimmings, we had them fresh out of the oven yesterday for lunch, dripping in strawberry jam and butter and we had them with dinner again last night, using them to mop up our runny baked eggs with chorizo.
They were fabulous and the fact that this recipe only makes a small amount is perfect for us because I can whip up a batch on Friday night or Saturday morning and they will last us for the weekend or to have with dinner throughout the week.....although obviously if we keep eating them with every single meal the way we currently are I will need to start making them twice daily....
Dinner Rolls
Makes 6 Dinner Rolls (or 4 Hot Dog Rolls)
1/2 tbspn sugar
1 tspn instant yeast
1/8 cup warm water
1/2 cup warm milk
1/2 tbspn vegetable or canola oil
1/2 tspn salt
1.5 - 2 cups plain flour
1 egg, beaten with 1 tbspn water
In the bowl of your stand mixer, combine the sugar, yeast, water, milk, oil, salt and 1.5 cups of the flour. Mix with a dough hook until well combined. The dough should be a nice smooth ball, but if it's still a bit sticky, add the remaining flour 1 tbspn at a time until it comes together. Continue kneading for 5-7 mins or until smooth and elastic.
Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl. Cover and place somewhere warm to rise for about an hour. The dough should double in size during this time.
Divide the dough in 6 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a ball and shape into your rolls. If you would prefer to make bigger hot dog style rolls, divide the dough into 4 pieces. Place the prepared rolls onto a lightly greased oven tray roughly 2 cm apart. Set aside somewhere warm for 45 mins to rise.
Pre-heat oven to 200C. Brush the tops of the rolls with the egg wash. Depending on the size of your rolls they will need to bake for anywhere between 12-20 mins. I suggest checking them regularly and once the tops are nice and golden in colour then they are done.
Now I should tell you to allow them to cool completely, but seriously, try one of the little dinner rolls fresh out of the oven smothered with butter and strawberry jam.....and then try one of the bigger ones stuffed with a hot dog (vegetarian......), cheese, onions, sauce and mustard.....
It's all good here.....
And then try and stop at just one.....
Mrs B xx
Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl. Cover and place somewhere warm to rise for about an hour. The dough should double in size during this time.
Divide the dough in 6 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a ball and shape into your rolls. If you would prefer to make bigger hot dog style rolls, divide the dough into 4 pieces. Place the prepared rolls onto a lightly greased oven tray roughly 2 cm apart. Set aside somewhere warm for 45 mins to rise.
Pre-heat oven to 200C. Brush the tops of the rolls with the egg wash. Depending on the size of your rolls they will need to bake for anywhere between 12-20 mins. I suggest checking them regularly and once the tops are nice and golden in colour then they are done.
Now I should tell you to allow them to cool completely, but seriously, try one of the little dinner rolls fresh out of the oven smothered with butter and strawberry jam.....and then try one of the bigger ones stuffed with a hot dog (vegetarian......), cheese, onions, sauce and mustard.....
It's all good here.....
And then try and stop at just one.....
Mrs B xx
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