Honey Dinner Rolls Recipes

HONEY DINNER ROLLS

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, whisk honey, milk and melted butter until honey has dissolved
• Combine all dry ingredient in a bowl of a stand mixer fitted with hook attachment. On slow speed, slowly add milk mixture and egg and mix until the dough starts to come together. Scrape the side of the bowl down if needed.
• Increase the speed to medium low and knead until the dough is smooth and starts to form a ball in the middle of mixing bowl. About 5-7 minutes. The dough supposed to be a little bit wet.
• Flour your hands and lightly flour your counter. Transfer the dough onto the counter and knead by hand to form a smooth round ball.
• Don't over work the dough. Transfer the dough seam side down in a lightly greased or lined with plastic wrap large mixing bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it rise for 1.5 to 2 hours or doubles in size. Whatever comes first.
• Line your baking pan with aluminum foil with extra foil hanging over the edge of the pan. Spray or brush the foil with vegetable oil.
• Punch or press down on the dough to deflate it. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface. Portion the dough into 2.5 oz pieces by rolling it into a log or cut each piece directly from the dough using bench scraper.
• Working with 1 piece at a time. Remember to cover other pieces with plastic wrap to prevent them from drying out. Flour your hand before forming the dough.
• Form the small dough into a ball by folding the edges toward center until a ball form. Then flip the ball seam side down, using your hand to make small circles on the counter with the ball until it is perfectly round.
• Arrange the balls seam side down into 5 rows of 3 in lined baking pan. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let them rise the second time for an hour or double in size. Whatever comes first.
• In a small mixing bowl, combine egg wash ingredients and mix well.
• Pre-heat oven to 350F.
• Carefully brush the rolls with egg wash. Then bake them for 15 minutes. Rotate pan. Bake for another 10 minutes or until the top turns golden brown.
• NOTE: the baking time and temperature is different from ovens to ovens. I use well calibrated convectional oven. If you are not sure how well your oven is calibrated, you can adjust the baking time by looking and the color on the top of the rolls after rotating. Reduce or add more baking time if needed. It should not exceed 30 minutes of baking.
• Take baked dinner rolls out of the oven and let them rest for 5 minutes. Then brush them with honey glaze mixture. Using the foil to transfer them dinner rolls to serving dish.
• Dinner rolls should be served warm or at room temperature.

HONEY DINNER ROLLS

Steps:

• Combine 2 cups flour and yeast in a large mixer bowl. Heat milk, honey, margarine and salt just until warm (115 to 120°F) and margarine is almost melted, stirring constantly. Add to flour mixture; add eggs.
• Beat at low speed of electric mixer for 30 seconds; scrape sides of bowl constantly. Beat for 3 minutes at high speed. Stir in as much remaining flour as you can mix in with a spoon.
• Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface. Knead in enough remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (6 to 8 mins). Shape into a ball. Place dough in a greased bowl, then turn it once. Cover dough and let rise in a warm place till double (about 1 hour). Punch dough down; divide in half. Cover again; let rest 10 minutes.
• Cut each dough half into 18 equal pieces. Roll into balls, and place in greased 2 1/2-inch muffin pans. Let rise until doubled (about 30 mins).
• Bake in a 375°F oven for 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool on a wire rack.
• Makes 36 rolls.

GOLDEN HONEY PAN ROLLS

Steps:

• In bread machine pan, place the first 8 ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select dough setting (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed.), When cycle is completed, turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Punch down; cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Divide into 24 pieces; shape each into a ball. Place 12 balls each in 2 greased 8-in. square baking pans. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 30 minutes. , For glaze, combine the sugar, butter, honey and egg white; drizzle over dough. Bake at 350° until golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Brush with additional honey if desired.

HONEY-SQUASH DINNER ROLLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix yeast, salt, nutmeg and 3 cups flour. In a small saucepan, heat milk, butter and honey to 120°-130°. Add to dry ingredients; beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Add squash; beat on high 2 minutes. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky)., Turn dough onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch down dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide and shape into 24 balls. Divide between 2 greased 9-in. cast-iron skillets or round baking pans. Cover with kitchen towels; let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes. , Preheat oven to 375°. Brush tops with beaten egg; sprinkle with seeds. Bake until dark golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Cover loosely with foil during the last 5-7 minutes if needed to prevent overbrowning. Remove from pans to wire racks; serve warm.

HONEY BROWN ROLLS OR LOAVES

Steps:

• Place the water, sugar, butter, honey, bread flour, whole wheat flour, vital wheat gluten, cocoa powder, instant coffee granules, salt, and yeast into the pan of a bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Set the machine for the dough setting, start, and allow machine to complete cycle.
• Remove the bread pan with dough from the machine, and set pan into warm water (about 90 degrees F, 32 degrees C). Cover the top of the pan with a towel, and allow the bread to rise in the pan until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface, punch down, and divide into 12 equal pieces for rolls, or 3 pieces for small loaves. Form the dough into balls. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and place rolls on the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Place the baking sheet into a warm place, and allow to rise until bread is doubled, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Spray the inside of the preheated oven with water, and immediately place rolls in oven. Bake until rolls are light golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. For loaves, bake until browned and they sound hollow when tapped, 20 to 25 minutes.