RICH DINNER ROLLS 
1/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/4 c. butter
1/2 c. warm (110 degrees) water
1 c. milk
2 pkgs. dry yeast
2 eggs, beaten
About 5 c. unsifted bread flour

Scald milk; stir in sugar, salt and butter. Cool to lukewarm.

Measure warm water into a large mixing bowl. Sprinkle in yeast, stirring to dissolve. Add lukewarm milk mixture, eggs and 2 cups of flour. Beat with electric mixer until smooth. Continue stirring in flour with wooden spoon a soft dough is formed.

Turn out onto a lightly floured board and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes. Place in greased bowl. Cover with a damp towel and let rise in a draft-free place until doubled in bulk.

Punch down and shape into rolls. Let rise until double again.

Bake at 400°F about 12 minutes or until golden brown and done; brush with butter while still warm.

recipe reviews
Rich Dinner Rolls
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 Matt (Michigan) says:
This is nearly identical to my mother's recipe; the only major differences are we brush the rolls with egg before baking, and don't brush with butter afterwards.

Still, it's a great classic roll recipe. It isn't Easter, Thanksgiving, or Christmas in my family without these rolls, and just about everyone raves about them. Even my nephews (ages 5-1/2 and 3 at the time of this writing) help themselves to a second one!
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 D. Morgan (New York) says:
Just like my grandmothers recipe for crescent rolls. Her old recipe called for 2 cakes of yeast and 1/3 cup water. Today's dry yeast is great and the water difference is slight. Of course I use an electric mixer with dough hooks. She made them all by hand. We loved her rolls.
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 Kate (California) says:
Wonderful! I brushed with butter before hand. I also added the sugar and butter before scalding the milk. Then added the salt with the flour. Best dinner rolls yet!
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 Carolyn (United States) says:
G*R*E*A*T
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 Nancy (Guatemala) says:
This rolls are WONDERFUL!!!! I made them for Christmas Eve dinner and everyone loved them.
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 Fernanda says:
This recipe is FANTASTIC. I made them for Thanksgiving dinner and they were a COMPLETE HIT. I wish I'd made more because the kids kept coming to the table asking for MORE!! THANK YOU!!!!

 

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