Lion House Rolls

Source: I Heart Naptime

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Yield: 2 dozen rolls

Total time: 3 hours

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups warm water (about 105°F)
• 2/3 cup nonfat instant dry milk
• 2 Tbs active dry yeast
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tsp salt
• 1/3 cup softened butter
• 1 large egg
• 5 cups bread or all-purpose flour, more or less as needed
• 1 Tbs olive oil

DIRECTIONS

• In the bowl of a stand mixer equipped with a dough hook, combine the warm water and dry milk and whisk until the milk is dissolved.
• Add the yeast and stir, then let it sit until the yeast starts to foam, about 5 minutes.
• On low speed, mix in the sugar, salt, butter, egg, and 2 cups of flour. Increase the speed to medium and mix for 2 minutes.
• Stop the mixer, add 2 more cups of flour, and mix on low speed until combined. Increase the speed to medium and mix for 2 minutes.
• Add ½ to 1 cup more flour until the dough is soft and pulling away from the sides of the bowl. It shouldn’t be sticky nor stiff. 
• Scrape the sides of the bowl and add the vegetable oil around the sides. Turn the dough over so that it’s coated with oil. Then cover and let the dough rise until double in size, about 1 hour. 
• Dust your work surface with flour and turn out the dough. 
• To shape: Cut the dough into two equal portions. Roll each one out into a ¼”-thick rectangle about 12” wide. Brush the rectangle with melted butter
• Using a pizza cutter, cut the rectangle in half vertically, then cut it into strips about 2” wide (2 rows of 6). If you make an L with your thumb and pointer finger, that will show you about what size to cut them.
• Roll the strips, then arrange them on a greased baking sheet with the seams tucked underneath.
• Cover the rolls and let them rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour. 
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bake until browned, about 12 to 15 minutes. 
• Brush the rolls with melted butter and serve warm with maple honey butter.

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