Fluffy Dinner Rolls

So I have been thinking lately.  

 "A dangerous past time, I know."

  But, I just can't help myself.

I've been dreaming and scheming and thinking of how I could make some really wonderful dinner rolls, 

without taking up 3 hours of time.

Yes, I know. An extremely intellectual topic.

There are two roll recipes already on the site that are FABULOUS, if I do say so myself. If you are looking for some knock your socks off crescent rolls that will feed a crowd 

(the recipe makes 48)

then try these

HOLIDAY CRESCENT ROLLS

 You'll be the hit of the party with these beauties.

CRACKED WHEAT FEATHER ROLLS

are also wonderful. The cracked wheat gives them a great texture. There is a tutorial included in this post on making the rolls into a beautiful rosette shape. They turn out beautiful and delicious. 

Again, another crowd pleaser.

But sometimes, 

I just want something a little bit faster that still tastes delightfully delicious. And so I have for you these 
Fluffy Dinner Rolls. 
The recipe makes one dozen, perfect for a week night dinner. They take just over an hour to make, most of that time being rising in your warm oven, and then baking. So the hands on time is pretty short. Woo Hoo! 

MyHandsomeHusband said they tasted just as good as my

Holiday Crescent Rolls. 

Hot diggity dog. 

Put a smile on my face for the rest of the day.

I guess it's easy to please those with a simple mind.

Fluffy Dinner Rolls

Time: about 1 hour 10 minutes

Yield: 12 rolls

Recipe from Jamie Cooks It Up!

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3/4 C milk

4 T butter

3/4 C hot water

4 T sugar

1 t salt

4 - 4 1/2 C flour

1 heaping T yeast (I use active dry)

1. Pour your milk into a microwave safe container. These Pyrex glass measuring cups work fabulously. Add your butter to the milk and put it in the microwave for 1 1/2 minutes.

2. Preheat your oven to 170 degrees. While the milk is getting nice and toasty, turn on the tap to get your hot water. Temperature is important to making these rolls rise quickly. If you add cold water, your rolls will are going to rise at a snails pace, and you'll feel like cursing. We wouldn't want that kind of thing going on....so please add hot water. I put my hand in the water to test it. You want it to be almost too hot to put your hand in. 

3. Put your milk/butter and hot water in the bottom of your Kitchen Aid Mixer. Add the sugar and salt. Then add 2 C of the flour...let it mix for 1 minute.

4. Add the yeast. Turn the mixer on and add the rest of the flour 1 C at a time.

5. You have enough flour when the dough scrapes the side of the bowl clean. Mix on medium speed for 5 minutes. 

6. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit for 5 minutes. You need the plastic wrap to trap the heat.

7. Take a bit of butter and coat the inside of a 9x13 pan.

8. Spray your counter, or a cutting board with cooking spray. Lay your dough on top of it.

9. Take a sharp knife, spray it with cooking spray and cut your dough into 12 pieces. Make them as equal as you can....perfection is not necessary. What a relief.

10. Gently round them into balls, and put them in your buttered 9x13 pan.

11. Put the pan into your warm 170 degree oven. Let them rise for about 20 minutes or until they have risen an 1 inch above the rim of the pan.

12. Leave your pan in the oven and turn the heat up to 350 degrees. Bake for 15 minutes. The 15 minutes includes the time it takes the oven to increase in temperature. If your oven takes a long old time....you will of course need to increase the time baking. Bake until golden brown.

13. Brush with a little softened butter.