Butter Fan Rolls

Name: Butter Fan Rolls
Yield: Makes 12 rolls
Cuisine: New England, American
Ingredients: 3/4 cup, warm milk (110 degrees); 1/4 cup (1 3/4 ounce; 50 grams), sugar; 1 , large egg plus 1 large yolk, room temperature; 1 tablespoon, instant or rapid-rise yeast; 3 1/2 cups (17 1/2 ounces; 496 grams), all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons, salt; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces and softened, plus 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

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By Cristin Walsh

Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2015

Desserts or Baked Goods

These multilayered buns are more than cute—they pack an outsize punch of buttery flavor. But they’re very particular about one thing: location.

SERVESMakes 12 rolls

TIME1¼ hours, plus 2¾ hours rising

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Some easy countertop construction produces delicious rolls with buttery layers that are fun to pull apart and eat. Milk and sugar combine with the butter to give these rolls plenty of richness.

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