Description
These Lion House Rolls are some of the best rolls you’ll ever eat. If you live in Utah, you probably know how legendary they really are. They’re simple to make and unbelievably delicious!
Ingredients
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- 2 cups warm water
- 2/3 cup instant nonfat dry milk
- 2 tablespoons dry yeast
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/3 cup butter, softened (5 1/3 tablespoons)
- 1 egg
- 5 to 5 1/2 cups all purpose flour or bread flour
- 3 to 4 tablespoons Melted butter
Instructions
- In the large bowl of an electric mixer, combine the water and the milk powder and stir so the milk dissolves.
- Add the yeast, sugar, salt, butter, egg and 2 cups of the flour. Using the dough hook, mix on low speed until ingredients are wet, then turn to medium speed and mix for 2 minutes. Stop the mixer and add 2 more cups of flour, mix on low until combined, then on medium for 2 minutes. The dough will be getting stiffer at this point. Continue adding flour, ½ cup at a time, until the dough is soft and tacky, but not sticky. It will begin to pull away from the sides of the bowl.
- Place the dough into a large bowl that has been sprayed with nonstick spray. Cover with a kitchen towel or plastic wrap and allow to rise in a warm place until double in size.
- Scrape dough onto a floured counter or cutting board. Turn dough over so it is floured on both sides and gently flatten to about 1-inch thick. Roll out to a rectangle 20 inches long by 8 inches wide. Brush the dough with melted butter. Using a sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut dough in half down the middle to make two strips about 4 inches wide and 20 inches long. Make cuts through strips of dough every 2 inches, making 20 pieces of dough.
- Starting with short end, roll up each piece of dough with butter on the inside. Here is a great video showing how to cut and roll the rolls. Place each roll on a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Cover with a clean towel and let rise until double in size (about 1 to 1 1/2 hours)
- Bake in a 375-degree oven for 15-20 minutes or until they are nicely browned. Brush with melted butter while hot, if desired.
Notes
- I usually roll the dough as close to a perfect rectangle as I can and then take a pizza cutter and clean up the edges. Also, you can certainly roll this dough any way you’d like. Do whatever is easiest for you and/or your favorite way.
- Prep Time: 2 1/2 to 3 hours (including rise time)
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breads