Rich and Tender American Dinner Rolls

Name: Rich and Tender American Dinner Rolls
Yield: Makes about 2 dozen triangular rolls
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups, whole milk; 2 tablespoons, granulated sugar; 1 package, rapid-rise yeast; 1 , large egg, beaten lightly; 3 1/2 cups, unbleached all-purpose flour, plus extra for work surface and dusting rolls; 1 1/2 teaspoons, table salt; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter (1 stick), cut into 8 pieces and softened

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 1999

Desserts or Baked Goods

American

Breads

SERVESMakes about 2 dozen triangular rolls

TIME1½ hours, plus 1 hour 5 minutes rising

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Our goal with our dinner roll recipe was to shorten and simplify the task without sacrificing flavor or texture. We found our time-saving steps at the beginning and end of the process. First, we substituted rapid-rise yeast for regular acti...

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