Flaky Dinner Rolls

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 1/4 teaspoons dry yeast (or 1 package)
• 1 cup warm 2% low-fat milk (at 100-110 degrees f)
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (can use cooking spray)

Recipe

• 1 heat milk in microwave for about 20 seconds or until you can get it between 100 - 110 degrees f. no hotter, or the yeast will die.
• 2 dissolve sugar into milk, then add yeast. let stand for 5 minutes.
• 3 in large bowl (or kitchenaid mixer bowl), add 2 3/4 cups of the flour and the 3/4 tsp of salt. stir lights (or start mixer with dough hook attachment).
• 4 add yeast mixture to flour, continue to mix. if mixture does not pull off sides after about 3-4 minutes of mixing, then slowly add remaining 1/4 cup of flour.
• 5 after dough ball is formed, turn dough out onto floured surface and knead about 5 minutes until smooth. cover with plastic wrap and let sit for about 10 minutes.
• 6 on floured surface, roll dough into 12 x 10 inch rectangle. use 1/3 of softened butter and spread on top of dough.
• 7 working with the long side, fold up bottom 1/3 of dough, then fold top 1/3 down so that you have a 12 x 3 inch log. put on cookie sheet, cover with plastic wrap and place in freezer for 15 minutes until dough is cool and easy to work with.
• 8 remove dough from freezer, remove plastic wrap, and roll dough back into a 12 x 10 inch rectangle without unfolding the log, since you're essentially pressing down and creating layers (it was easier for me to work dough with my fingers first, similar to making a rectangular pizza), then using rolling pin to stretch out further.
• 9 spread another 1/3 of the butter on top of the rectangle, fold into log you did before, cover with plastic and put back in freezer for 10-15 minutes.
• 10 remove dough from freezer, remove plastic, and now roll into 12 x 8 inch rectangle. spread remaining butter onto dough, then working with the long end (12 inch side), roll up like a jelly roll. slightly pinch seam once it's rolled up, but don't seal up the ends.
• 11 cut log into 12 equal portions (this is easiest to do by cutting log in half, then into quarters, then cutting each quarter into 3 equal sizes, so you have 12 total).
• 12 use vegetable oil to lightly grease 12 muffin tins. place dough slices, cut sides up, into each muffin tin, and lightly brush the tops with oil.
• 13 loosely cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise for about 45 minutes.
• 14 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 15 bake rolls at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes (watch closely after 15 mins) until golden brown. remove from muffin tins and place on wire rack to cool. (i like to melt 2 tbs butter and brush the rolls as soon as they come out of the oven for that extra touch).
• 16 serve warm, and enjoy.