Buttery Dinner Rolls

I know I've blogged a lot of roll recipes when I run out of names for my new rolls.  If I called them all "dinner rolls" I would have a really hard time telling them apart.  Each of the roll recipes on my blog are slightly different and I actually use different recipes for different occasions. 

This particular recipe I named "Buttery Dinner Rolls" because it has 2 (yes, I said TWO) sticks of butter in this recipe!  How could these rolls possibly be any better?  This is a perfect roll recipe for those family holiday dinners when calories and carbs just don't count.  

Buttery Dinner Rolls
4 1/2 teaspoons yeast
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups warm water
1 egg
2 teaspoons kosher salt
6 cups flour
1 cup butter, room temperature
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Combine the yeast, pinch of sugar and 1/2 cup warm water.  Let stand 5 minutes until foamy. 

Stir in egg, salt, sugar, 1 1/2 c. warm water and 5 c. flour. 

Add 1 stick of butter.  

Add remaining 1 c. flour.  Knead 5 min.

Transfer dough to a greased bowl, cover and let rise 1 hour.  Punch dough down and let rest 15 minutes. ​

Roll dough out to a 3/8" thickness. 

Cut rounds with a 2 3/4" cookie cutter.

Melt 8 T. butter.  Dip each side of each round in butter.  ​

Fold rounds in half and place, open side up, in a 9x13 pan. 

Cover with plastic wrap and let rise 1 hour. 

Remove plastic wrap and bake rolls 20-25 minutes at 400.  

If you are a guest at my house for Easter dinner - you can be assured that you WILL see these on the table.  I hope that you will indulge in these flaky, buttery rolls and enjoy every single delicious bite. 

Ciao!

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