How to Make Super Soft Dinner Rolls

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

Whole wheat flour provides more fiber and nutrients.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier with unsaturated fats, while margarine can be more budget-friendly.

Start with lukewarm milk, ensuring it's just barely lukewarm.

Add sugar and 2 teaspoons of instant yeast to the milk and mix well.

Let the yeast mixture sit for 5 to 10 minutes until foamy.

In a large bowl, combine all-purpose flour, milk powder, and salt by mixing with your hand.

Form a well in the center of the flour mixture and add the yeast mixture into the well.

Mix the ingredients together with your hand to form a sticky dough.

Knead the dough for about 5 minutes until it becomes less sticky.

After 5 minutes, add soft butter and knead it into the dough until smooth and elastic, which can take up to 15 minutes.

Drizzle oil in the bowl and coat the dough to prevent sticking during proofing.

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the dough rise for 1.5 to 2 hours until doubled in size.

Punch down the dough to release air bubbles and take it out of the bowl.

Knead the dough for a few seconds to bring it together again.

Divide the dough into 9 equal pieces by patting it out and cutting it into thirds.

Take each piece and stretch it, pinching the seam at the bottom, then roll it to create a tight ball.

Place the rolled dough balls into a greased 8-inch square pan lined with parchment paper, arranging three on each side and one in the middle.

Cover the pan and let the rolls rise for 30 to 45 minutes until almost doubled in size.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Brush the tops of the rolls with milk before baking.

Bake the rolls for about 20 minutes or until golden brown and sounding hollow when tapped.

Rub butter on the tops of the rolls while they are hot for shine and flavor.

Let the rolls rest in the pan for about 10 minutes before serving.

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