Amish Dinner Rolls

These are what people mean when they close their eyes and say they miss homemade bread — cloud-soft with fluffy, buttery layers.

Ingredients

• Enriched yeast dough: flour, milk, butter, egg, sugar, yeast, salt
• Melted butter, for brushing

Method

1. Mix and knead an enriched yeast dough, keeping it slightly tacky — resist adding extra flour.
2. Let rise until doubled.
3. Shape by pulling and tucking the dough into tight balls for surface tension, giving smooth round tops.
4. Proof until puffy, then bake in a hot oven until golden.
5. Brush with melted butter the moment they come out.

The butter brushed on hot keeps the crust soft instead of crusty — these are the rolls people remember at Thanksgiving.

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