Bread Rolls

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast (2 packets)
• 2 1/2 cups warm milk (110â° to 115â°)
• 1/2 cup good honey
• 8 tablespoons butter, melted (divided)
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 8 -9 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 in the bowl of a stand mixer, add yeast, milk and honey. swirl with your fingers or a spoon to dissolve the yeast. allow the yeast to bloom. it will start to bubble and become aromatic, about 5 minutes.
• 2 add 6 tablespoons butter, eggs and 4 cups of flour, mix on low using dough hook, until smooth. add enough remaining flour to for the dough to come together (mine takes the whole 4 1/2 additional cups) add salt. allow to knead for about 7-9 minutes until dough is tacky, but not sticky.
• 3 turn onto a floured board; knead a few turns. place in a bowl with 1 tablespoon butter bowl, turning once to grease top. cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• 4 meanwhile brush 2 cookie sheets with melted butter.
• 5 punch dough down and turn out onto a floured board. roll dough into a rectangle, about 1” tall. cut into 48 pieces, (6 rows cut into 8 rolls each). place rolls on buttered cookie sheets about ½ - 1” apart. cover and let rise until almost doubled in size, about 45-60 minutes.
• 6 preheat oven to 350°.
• 7 bake both pans together. 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. brush with remaining melted butter.