How to make perfect dinner rolls

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil reduces saturated fat while adding flavor.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated cheddar

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: bread flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk is lower in calories, while water is cost-effective.

Scald the milk and mix it with warm water around 80°F.

Add dry active yeast to the milk and water mixture and let it sit for 5 to 10 minutes until bubbling.

Whisk in the eggs after the yeast is bubbling.

In a large bowl, add the liquid ingredients at the bottom to prevent sticking.

Add all dry ingredients on top of the liquid ingredients and mix on low speed for 2 to 3 minutes until incorporated.

Increase the mixer speed to medium and mix for another 4 to 5 minutes until the dough is smooth, elastic, and strong.

Spray a bowl that is twice the size of the dough and place the dough inside, covering it with a clean cloth or plastic wrap to rise for about an hour until doubled in size.

Dust a surface with flour, dump the dough upside down, and degas it gently to flatten.

Divide the dough into pieces, either by rolling it out into squares or weighing it into 2 oz pieces.

Shape the dough pieces by either pinching them closed or rolling them by hand.

Spray a sheet pan and place the shaped rolls on it, covering them with a cloth to rise again until doubled in size.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Bake the rolls for about 12 minutes, rotating the pan at 10 minutes for even browning.

Brush the rolls with salty butter as soon as they come out of the oven and let them cool for a few minutes.

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