Sweet Dinner Rolls

I have made this roll recipe about a million times. I was in charge of all the rolls for Thanksgiving and made them for my Christmas plates. This is my favorite roll recipe. I got it from all recipes.

• 1/2 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 1/2 cup warm milk
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 1/4 cup butter, softened

Directions

1. Place water, milk, egg, 1/3 cup butter, sugar, salt, flour and yeast in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select Dough/Knead and First Rise Cycle; press Start. If you do not have a bread machine and want to make more then one batch then combine your water( make sure it is at the right temperature), sugar and yeast into a separate bowl while you mix the other ingredients together. Cover and let yeast dissolve. Then add the yeast mixture. Let raise until double (about 45 mins)
   
2. When cycle finishes, turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide dough in half. Roll each half into a 12 inch circle, spread 1/4 cup softened butter over entire round. Cut each circle into 8 wedges. Roll wedges starting at wide end; roll gently but tightly. Place point side down on ungreased cookie sheet. Cover with clean kitchen towel and put in a warm place, let rise 1 hour. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
3. Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes, until golden.

The nice thing about doing it in the bread machine is that it mixes it and it raises on the cycle but it is easily doable with out one. If I want to double or make more then one batch I use my kitchen aid. These are kinda like Brittnees butterhorn rolls but requires much less butter and milk.

Easter Rolls aka "Ressurection Rolls"

So my friend was telling me about this cool idea for an Easter treat that her family has always done. My mother in law came down this weekend and we tried it out and it was pretty fun, super easy and she is going to use it for an object lesson for her primary class. I think this would also make a fun FHE on Easter. I know there are a couple of ways to do this. You can either search the internet and use your own dough or you can be like me and use Rhoades Rolls:)

- Package of large marshmallows
- Package of Rhoades Rolls ( we used white texas rhoades rolls)

Thaw out rolls, take a marshmallow and wrap the roll around it so it is completely covered. Cook rolls according to directions on bag. Let cool and eat.

So what happens is the marshmallow melts during the baking process thus resulting in a hollow roll (empty tomb) It is pretty cool and lots of fun, let me know if you try it. I think they taste best warm but they are easier to cut when cooled.

Butterhorn Rolls

I got this recipe from Brittnee and they are so so good! If my directions sounds confusing let me know, they are really easy to make and I promise if you make them, they will be gone by the end of the night:)

Butterhorn Rolls

MIX:
- 1 T yeast
- 1 T Sugar
- 1/4 C. Water
*let this sit while you do the stove top mixture

HEAT ON STOVE TOP:
- 1/2 C Butter
- 1 C. Milk
- 1/2 Sugar
- 3/4 tsp Salt
*Add above mixture into a large mixing bowl with yeast mixture

ADD:
- 3 eggs
- 4 C. Flour

Let dough raise until double.
Divide raised dough into two sections.
Roll out one section into a circle and brush a thin layer of butter on them.
Use pizza cutter and cut out 12 pieces (just like a pizza wedge)
Roll a piece starting from the wider end into the middle
Let raise on cookie sheet about 20 min
Cook @ 350* for 12-15 min