Lion House Dinner Rolls

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups warm water (110 to 115 degrees)
• 2 tablespoons dry yeast
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 egg
• 2/3 cup nonfat dry milk powder (instant or non-instant)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup shortening
• 5 -5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour or 5 -5 1/2 cups bread flour

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl of electric mixer, combine water and milk powder, stir until dissolved.
• 2 add yeast, then sugar, salt, butter, egg, and 2 cups flour.
• 3 mix on low speed of mixer until ingredients are wet, then 2 minutes at medium speed.
• 4 add 2 cups more flour; mix on low speed until ingredients are wet, then for 2 minutes as medium speed. (dough will be getting stiff and remaining flour may need to be mixed in by hand).
• 5 add about ½ cup flour and mix again, by hand or mixer.
• 6 dough should be soft, not overly sticky, and not stiff.
• 7 (it is not necessary to use the entire amount of flour.)
• 8 scrape dough off sides of bowl and pour about 1 t.vegetable oil all around the sides of the bowl so it is covered with oil.
• 9 cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise in warm place until double in size.
• 10 (my note here- i just sprayed a clean large bowl with vegetable spray and put my ball of dough in there, turning to cover the dough with the vegetable spray.).
• 11 after dough has risen, sprinkle cutting board or counter with flour and place dough on floured surface.
• 12 roll out and cut rolls in desired shape and size.
• 13 place on greased (or parchment lined) baking pans.
• 14 let rise in warm place until rolls are double in size (about 1 to 1 ½ hours).
• 15 bake at 375 for 15 to 20 minutes or until browned.
• 16 brush with melted butter while hot.