Farm House Buns

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 packages active dry yeast
• 2 cups warm water (110-115 degrees)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 6 -6 1/2 cups flour
• 3 tablespoons melted butter

Recipe

• 1 1.
• 2 in a very large mixing bowl, dissolve the yeast in the warm water.
• 3 stir in sugar and let stand for 5 mins.
• 4 add egg, the 1/4 c.
• 5 melted butter and the salt, stirring until mixed.
• 6 stir in as much of the flour as you can, using a wooden spoon.
• 7 2.
• 8 turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface.
• 9 knead in enough of the remaining flour to make a fairly stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (6-8 mins).
• 10 shape dough into a ball.
• 11 place in a lightly greased bowl; turn dough once in bowl to grease surface of dough.
• 12 cover; let rise in a warm place until double in size (45-60 mins).
• 13 3.
• 14 punch dough down.
• 15 turn out onto a lightly floured surface.
• 16 divide dough in half.
• 17 cover and let rest for 10 mins.
• 18 meanwhile, lightly grease one 15x10x1 baking pan or 2- 13x9x2 baking pans.
• 19 divide each half of the dough into 12 pieces.
• 20 to shape, gently pull each dough piece into a ball, tucking the edges under.
• 21 4.
• 22 place the shaped rolls in the prepared pan (s).
• 23 cover and let rise in warm place until double in size (30 mins or so).
• 24 5.
• 25 preheat the oven to 350.
• 26 brush the unbaked rolls with the 3 tbsps.
• 27 of melted butter.
• 28 6.
• 29 bake in preheated oven for 15-18 mins or until golden brown on top.
• 30 brush rolls with remaining melted butter.
• 31 cool rolls in pans on wire racks.