Hawaiian Sweet Rolls

Dear long lost blog followers -
Although it may appear that I've forgotten about you and given up on the blog - that really couldn't be farther from the truth. 
I've had a few setbacks this Spring - and an extremely busy catering schedule - but I'm happy to report that I'm back!  Armed with a brand new (and super awesome) camera - I'm back to blogging my favorite recipes and the stories that make up my crazy life - and I couldn't be happier about that.

I am so in love with my new camera but there is a learning curve while I try and navigate this entirely new (and quite complex) machine.  You'll have to bear with me as I fumble through this process. 

I can't think of a better way to kick off a new season of blogging than with a recipe for fluffy Hawaiian Sweet Rolls.  This Cook's Country recipe is fabulous. 

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Hawaiian Sweet Rolls
1 cup pineapple juice
1/2 cup milk
6 Tablespoons butter, melted
1/3 cup honey
5 1/2 cups flour
1 Tablespoon rapid rise yeast
2 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
2 teaspoons white vinegar
2 teaspoons vanilla

Grease a 9x13 inch pan.  Combine pineapple juice, milk, melted butter and honey in a glass measuring cup.  Microwave 1 minute.

Combine flour, yeast and salt in bowl of standing mixer. 

Slowly add pineapple juice mixture to dry ingredients. 

Add egg, vinegar and vanilla.  Knead 5-7 minutes.

Transfer dough to a greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 1 - 1 1/2 hours. 

Divide dough into thirds and then divide each piece into 6 equal pieces.  Form each piece into a tight ball and arrange into 9x13 pan.  The pan that I used was clearly not a true 9x13 because it only fit 15 rolls.  I put the other 3 in a small rectangle dish.

Cover dish with plastic wrap and let rise 1 - 11/2 hours or until the rolls are almost up to the top of the baking dish.

Remove plastic wrap and bake rolls 20-23 minutes in a 375 degree oven.  Brush warm rolls with additional melted butter. 

Cool rolls on wire racks. 

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Hawaiian sweet rolls - waaay better than the supermarket version.  You've got to try these - they're delicious. 

I love these rolls so much that I ate 1 as soon as it came out of the oven.  Then I ate the roll in the picture above because my new camera made it look soooo delicious.  Hahaha. 

Ciao!

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