If your family is anything like mine, bread rolls aren't just a nice thing to have at the Thanksgiving Table, they are a necessity. Every year we always got the exact same rolls from a popular bakery in town. But one year that bakery didn't carry those rolls anymore. The ones we got instead were good, but they just weren't the same.
That just happened to be the year my oldest son was born and the first year my FIL and BIL came down for Thanksgiving. With them they brought my FIL's old Bread Machine.
I spent the next year investigating recipes for the bread machine. Through my research I discovered a likely recipe and modified it slightly. The following Thanksgiving most of my family went to Las Vegas to celebrate with my Uncle and his family. So, for the first time ever, I was in charge of all of the food for Thanksgiving Dinner. I took a chance and made these rolls for the dinner. My FIL loved them so much I even made him an extra batch for the drive home.
The next year I made them for Thanksgiving again, and have done so every year ever since. Over the years I have added cheese and/or Jalapenos to the recipe to add a bit of a twist, but the original is still a favorite request.
This year I wasn't going to make the rolls, as I am still recovering from surgery, but a couple days ago I started to feel guilty. This is MY thing. I HAVE to do this, otherwise I'll never get back to "normal". So I improvised.
I have always been a fan of making pre-mixes. I make them for everything you can think of: cookies, biscuits, pancakes, waffles, muffins...the list goes on and on. So a few days ago I put together several bags of pre-mixes for the bread rolls. I just put all of the dry ingredients (save the yeast) in gallon Ziploc bags.
Next, when I was ready to make a batch of rolls, I dumped the bag in to the bread machine pan, added the rest of the ingredients and set the machine for the dough cycle. This cycle is 90 minutes long, so you have a bit of time to get things done before you are needed again.
After the dough cycle is done you'll need to take the pan out of the machine, punch down the dough and turn in out onto a lightly floured surface. Excessive kneading is not necessary.
At this point, let the dough sit for a minute. While this is happening take out a baking sheet and grease it.
Yes, I use Pam. I love Pam. Pam is awesome. Now that that is off my chest... Once the dough has set for that minute, using a kitchen knife, cut the dough into twelve equal portions.
Roll each of the pieces into round balls and place them on the greased pan.
Cover with a damp towel and let rise for 30-60 minutes in a warm place.
I have a neat little corner on my kitchen counter where I keep a space heater and that I use to rise all of my bread.
While the rolls are rising, mix together egg white and water for the glaze. Also, this would be a good time to preheat the oven.
Bake the rolls for 10-12 minutes. At this point you can serve them warm, or if you are like me, making them ahead of time, let them cool completely before placing them in a Ziploc bag and freezing them.
When you are ready to bake them for dinner, place the frozen rolls on a baking sheet. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and bake them for 10 minutes.
Ingredients:
3 cups flour
3 Tbsp white sugar
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup dry milk
1 cup warm water
2 Tbsp butter, softened
1 pkg (2 1/4 tsp) dry yeast
1 egg white
2 Tbsp water
Directions:
1. Place first 7 ingredients in Bread Machine. Set on Dough Cycle.
2. Remove risen dough from machine, deflate, and turn onto floured surface.
3. Divide into 12 equal pieces. Form into rounds. Place rounds onto greased baking sheets. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F).
5. Glaze risen rolls with mixture of egg white and water. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
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