How to Make Heavenly Rolls

Scald the milk over medium high heat., Stir the yeast & sugar into the milk., If you are kneading by hand, add the remaining 2 1/2 cups flour and mix until the dough is slightly firmer but still soft and smooth., Fill a bowl with hot water, pour it...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Scald the milk over medium high heat.

    Pour it into a large bowl or the bowl of an electric mixer and add the butter.

    Stir the butter into the milk and set the bowl aside until the mix is lukewarm.
  2. Step 2: Stir the yeast & sugar into the milk.

    Allow to sit for at least 3 minutes.

    Add one cup of the flour (125g) and mix well, using a spoon or an electric mixer.

    Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

    Add the salt and another cup of flour, and mix until the dough is elastic and smooth (3-6 minutes). , Turn it out onto a floured surface and knead it until it is smooth (2-3 minutes).

    If you are using an electric mixer, add the 2 1/2 cups flour and mix until just incorporated, then turn the dough out and continue as above. , Butter the inside of the bowl.Roll the dough into a ball, rub it with a bit of butter to keep it soft and put it in the buttered bowl.

    Cover with saran wrap and set it in a warm place (about 68-72 degrees Fahrenheit) until it has doubled in size, about 2 hours. ,, Remember to flour your rolling pin! Cut each circle into quarters, and cut each quarter into four equal triangles. ,, Cover the rolls in saran wrap and allow them to rise in a warm spot for at least four hours. ,, Remove, and serve immediately. ,
  3. Step 3: If you are kneading by hand

  4. Step 4: add the remaining 2 1/2 cups flour and mix until the dough is slightly firmer but still soft and smooth.

  5. Step 5: Fill a bowl with hot water

  6. Step 6: pour it out

  7. Step 7: and dry it- this ensures that the cold won't kill your yeast.

  8. Step 8: Lightly flour two baking sheets.

  9. Step 9: Turn the dough out onto a well- floured surface

  10. Step 10: divide it in half and roll each half into a circle that is 1⁄8 inch (0.3 cm) thick and 16 inches (40.6 cm) in diameter.

  11. Step 11: Roll the triangles up

  12. Step 12: starting at the wide end

  13. Step 13: to form crescent shapes.

  14. Step 14: Place the rolls on the prepared baking sheets

  15. Step 15: leaving two inches between them and tucking the tails under the rolls.

  16. Step 16: Heat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 degrees C).

  17. Step 17: Bake the rolls on the center rack until they are golden

  18. Step 18: about 25-30 minutes.

  19. Step 19: Finished.

Detailed Guide

Pour it into a large bowl or the bowl of an electric mixer and add the butter.

Stir the butter into the milk and set the bowl aside until the mix is lukewarm.

Allow to sit for at least 3 minutes.

Add one cup of the flour (125g) and mix well, using a spoon or an electric mixer.

Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Add the salt and another cup of flour, and mix until the dough is elastic and smooth (3-6 minutes). , Turn it out onto a floured surface and knead it until it is smooth (2-3 minutes).

If you are using an electric mixer, add the 2 1/2 cups flour and mix until just incorporated, then turn the dough out and continue as above. , Butter the inside of the bowl.Roll the dough into a ball, rub it with a bit of butter to keep it soft and put it in the buttered bowl.

Cover with saran wrap and set it in a warm place (about 68-72 degrees Fahrenheit) until it has doubled in size, about 2 hours. ,, Remember to flour your rolling pin! Cut each circle into quarters, and cut each quarter into four equal triangles. ,, Cover the rolls in saran wrap and allow them to rise in a warm spot for at least four hours. ,, Remove, and serve immediately. ,

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