Easy, Buttery Bread Rolls
 
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Delicious, soft & buttery dinner rolls, perfect for any special celebration!
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Recipe type: Bread Rolls
Serves: 24-28 bread rolls
Ingredients
  • 3 cups AP flour
  • 1¼ tsp. salt
  • ¾ cups instant mashed potato flakes
  • 1 cup lukewarm milk
  • 2¼ tsp. instant yeast (1 envelope)
  • 3 TBSP. sugar
  • 3 TBSP. butter
  • 1 lrg. egg, lightly beaten
  • 3-4 TBSP. butter, melted (for brushing on the rolls)
Instructions
  1. In a large mixing bowl (or in the bowl of a stand mixer equipped with a hook), combine the flour, salt and instant mashed potato flakes. In a small bowl, add the lukewarm milk and sprinkle the yeast and the sugar into the bowl. Mix well and leave for 5 minutes until it lightly froths. Add to the bowl of the stand mixer along with the egg and the melted butter. Mix again until it forms a “shaggy” dough. Continue kneading until the dough is nice and smooth.
  2. Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl. Allow it to rise for 2 hours in a warm, draft-free place. At the end of that time, the dough will rise though it probably won't double in bulk. (This dough takes quite a while to get going; after 1 hour, it may seem like it's barely expanded at all. But during the last half hour, it rises more quickly.)
  3. Transfer the dough to a lightly greased work surface. Divide it in half. Working with one half at a time, roll or pat the dough into an 8"x12" rectangle.
  4. Brush the dough all over with a light coating of the melted butter. (You'll have melted butter left over - save it to brush on top of the baked rolls). Working with one rectangle at a time, fold it lengthwise to form a log. Slice each log into 8 or 12 pieces. Take each piece of dough, and form a tight and smooth ball. Continue with the rest of dough and place all rolls on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Gently flatten the rolls and let them rise for 45 minutes to an hour. Toward the end of the rising time, preheat the oven to 350°F.
  5. Brush the rolls with some of the melted butter and bake for about 20 minutes or until they are golden brown. Remove from the oven and brush some of the left over melted butter on the top, while they are still warm.
  6. If you don't want to use all the dough, place the second half in a well-sealed bag and place it in the refrigerator. Bring to room temperature before rolling and shaping. Place in the baking sheet and allow to rise again.
Notes
These feather-light buttery rolls were a 19th century staple at the Parker House, a famous Boston hotel - the same hotel that, in 1855, created the first Boston Cream Pie. They are formed slightly differently and they are still served at the Omni Parker House Hotel, still a Boston landmark after all these years.
This recipe is adapted from King's Arthur Flour!
Recipe by Marilena's Kitchen at https://marilenaskitchen.com/easy-buttery-bread-rolls/