Easy, quick, basic dough -- adaptable for other types of rolls, bread, sweet rolls, and more.
Ingredients
1 cup milk
½ cup water
½ stick butter
4 cups flour, divided (AP or bread flour, or mixed whole grain and AP are best)
3 Tbsp sugar (or Sucanat with Honey, or about 2 Tbsp honey)
1 tsp salt
2 Tbsp instant yeast
Instructions
Combine 1 cup milk, ½ cup water, and ½ stick butter and heat to very warm (120-130 F) – butter may not melt. Pour into the mixer bowl of a stand mixer with the whisk or paddle attachment. (You can do this by hand; just increase the kneading time at the end, and your recipe may take longer than 60 minutes.)
Add 1½ cups flour, 3 Tbsp sugar (or Sucanat with Honey), 1 tsp salt, and 2 Tbsp instant yeast. Mix to incorporate ingredients, then beat 2 minutes on medium speed of mixer.
Add ½ cup flour. Beat on high for 2 minutes.
Change to dough hook attachment and gradually stir in enough additional flour to make a soft dough – about 1 - 1¾ cups.
Knead 5 minutes.
Put in greased bowl and cover; let rise 15 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350.
While oven preheats, shape dough into 16 rolls in 2 greased round cake pans (8 rolls per pan: 7 in a circle, 1 in the center. See link just below this recipe box to view shaping process for rolls or loaves.)
Rise 15 minutes. Bake 15 minutes till golden or until rolls are 190-200 F inside (an instant-read thermometer is your friend).
Makes 16 rolls, or 2 mini loaves (1/2 size) and one pan of 8 dinner rolls. Or 2 full size loaves.
For smaller rolls (for a bigger crowd), I make this into 24 rolls, baked in a 13x9 baking dish. Add about 5 min baking time (check at 15 just in case--ovens vary).
Recipe by Everyday Homemaking at https://everydayhomemaking.com/quick-sandwich-rolls-dinner-roll-dough/