Honey Butter Rolls

Recipe from Table for Two

Yield: 12 rolls

Prep time: 2 hours 30 minutes

Cook time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

3/4 cup milk, heated to 115 degrees Fahrenheit

2-1/4 teaspoons (or one 1/4 oz envelope) active dry yeast

1/2 teaspoongranulated sugar

¼ cup unsalted butter, melted

3 cups bread flour

1 teaspoon salt

2 eggs

For the tops of the rolls:

1-1/2 tablespoons butter, melted

1 teaspoon honey

Instructions

In a 2-cup measuring cup, add warm milk, yeast and sugar. Stir gently with a spoon, then let sit for 5 minutes. The mixture should be bubbly and poofy after 5 minutes. If it isn't, the yeast didn't proof. Dump it out and start over.

In the bowl of a stand mixer, add melted butter, bread flour, salt, and eggs. Mix together with the paddle attachment until just combined then add the milk-yeast mixture. Switch to the dough hook attachment and continue to knead the dough for 5 to 7 minutes until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl and forms a nice, smooth, and elastic ball.

Lightly grease a large bowl and gently flip the dough around to cover with grease. Cover with plastic wrap and place in a dark, warm place for about an hour, or until dough has doubled in size.

After the dough has doubled in size, punch the dough down and divide the dough into 4 equal pieces. Divide those 4 pieces into 3 equal pieces and form into balls and place into a 9-inch pie dish, about 1-inch apart from each other. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise again for 30 to 45 minutes.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix together the ingredients for the glaze and using a pastry brush, brush the glaze on top of each roll.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the tops are golden brown.