Homemade Rolls

One of my favorite Thanksgiving foods is our homemade rolls.  Unlike some of the other Thanksgiving dishes, we make these at other times too, but we always have them on Thanksgiving.  We use the recipe from the KitchenAid Stand Mixer Manual.

These are so good - I love them in the winter.  You need to have a stand mixer to make these.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tsp. salt
• 3 tbsp. butter
• 3 packages active dry yeast
• 1 1/2 cups warm water
• 5-6 cups flour

 Yield: 24 rolls

Place milk, sugar, salt, and butter in a small saucepan. Heat over low heat until the butter melts and the sugar dissolves.

Cool to lukewarm.

Dissolve yeast in warm water in the mixer bowl. Add the lukewarm milk mixture and 4 1/2 cups flour.

Attach bowl and dough hook to the mixer.  Turn to Speed 2 and beat for about 1 minute. Continue on Speed 2, adding the remaining flour a 1/2 cup at a time.  Mix for about 2 minutes, or until the dough clings to the hook and cleans the sides of the bowl.  Knead on Speed 2 about 2 minutes longer.

Place the dough in a greased bowl, turning to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place, free from drafts, for about 15 minutes.

Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and shape as desired.  We rolled the dough into balls and then placed it a sprayed muffin tin. Cover and allow to rise for about 15 minutes.

Bake at 425ºF for 12 minutes - the rolls should be golden brown. Remove from pans immediately and cool on wire racks.

Enjoy!