The CuisiNerd

Another recipe for dinner rolls, this time more bread-style than brioche.

Dry:

• 2 lbs flour (this can be a mix of bread and whole wheat flours. Recommend not going more than 50% WWF)
• 2 tsp salt

Wet:

• 1 Cup warm water
• 1 Cup warm milk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 4 teaspoons yeast
• 1/2 stick melted butter (add after the yeast has activated)

combine wet ingredients and let yeast activate for about 10 minutes. Add to dry ingredients in stand mixer and knead with dough hook for about 20 minutes.

Allow to rise until doubled in size (about 90 minutes) and divide into rolls. Place close together on a cookie sheet and let rise for another 20-30 minutes. Heat oven to 425F (Gas 7 for those in Europe) and bake for about 20 minutes.

Easy recipe for dinner rolls. Makes a good base for a cinnamon raisin bread too. This is essentially a brioche dough. The recipe has been sized for a KitchenAid 5.5-quart stand mixer and makes about two dozen dinner-sized rolls. You can also use this for hamburger buns if you make them larger and flatter.

Stir the following ingredients together and let sit for about 10 minutes:

• 3/4 cup milk or buttermilk (warmed to about 40C/100F)
• 3/4 cup water (also warmed)
• 2 tablespoons active dry yeast (or 2 packets if not using bulk yeast)

While the yeast is activating, combine the following into the stand mixer bowl:

• 30 oz flour (about 5 1/2 cups)
• 1/2 cup sugar (1 cup if making cinnamon raisin bread)
• 1/2 Tbsp salt

Mix briefly and then add:

• 3/4 cup softened butter (1 1/2 sticks)
• 2 eggs
• yeast mixture

Combine with the dough hook on low speed until well mixed. Turn up the speed a notch and let it knead for about 10-15 minutes.

After kneading, let the dough rise until double in size (about 45 minutes). Shape the dough into rolls, put on the baking pan and let rise for another 30 minutes. Bake the rolls at 400F for about 10-15 minutes until golden.

To make this into a cinnamon bread, add an extra 1/2 cup of sugar as noted above. After the kneading is done, add a bunch of raisins (a cup or so should do it unless you REALLY like raisins) and 2 tablespoons of cinnamon. Shape into loaves and bake at 350F.