Fast Buttermilk Yeast Rolls

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 cups flour
• 1/2 ounce yeast (2 envelopes)
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup rolled oats

Recipe

• 1 heat the buttermilk, water and butter together, stirring over low heat just till the butter begins to melt.
• 2 remove from heat and pour the liquid into another container.
• 3 stir as the butter finishes melting. the liquid should feel hot to the touch, but not scalding.
• 4 stir together 2 1/2 cups flour with the yeast, sugar, salt and baking soda.
• 5 stir in the oats.
• 6 mix the warm liquid into the dry mixture and stir till a sticky dough forms.
• 7 sprinkle the remaining flour on a board or counter top and turn the dough out on it, coating the dough with the flour.
• 8 knead gently for about 5 minutes, working in more flour as you go.
• 9 the dough should remain fairly soft, but become smoother and more elastic.
• 10 form the dough into a rope about 20 inches long, then cut it into 12 equal pieces.
• 11 shape each piece into a ball, pulling the sides down and pinching together at the bottom.
• 12 arrange the balls on a butter baking sheet, seam side down, and cover with a tea towel.
• 13 or, put balls of dough close together in a buttered 10-inch cake pan; they will grow together as they rise, forming a "loaf" of rolls that will easily pull apart.
• 14 either way, leave the rolls to rise in a warm, sheltered place for about an hour (less if using fast-rising yeast).
• 15 bake the rolls in a preheated 350°f oven for 20-22 minutes, or until they are lightly browned and sound hollow when the bottom is tapped.
• 16 cool the rolls on a rack for a few minutes before serving.