Dinner rolls

Dinner Rolls
 - makes 24 (I usually double the recipe).  Essential at Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve, but a special treat to make with any Sunday dinner.  Everyone's favorite!

Use a large mixing bowl and mix by hand.

2 T active dry yeast
1/4 C warm water
1 C milk
3 large eggs
1/2 C sugar
1/2 C vegetable oil
5+ C flour 
2 tsp salt


1.  In a small bowl, dissolve the yeast in the water while you mix the other ingredients. 
2.  Heat the milk until hot.  
3.  In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, and oil with a whisk.  Stir in yeast mixture and milk. 
4.  With a wooden spoon,  stir in the flour and salt.  Add up to another 1/2 C flour to make a soft dough.  Turn out onto a floured surface and knead for a few minutes, adding more flour to make a very soft, only slightly sticky, dough. 

5.  Cover bowl with a damp dishtowel and let dough rise in a warm place (proofing setting in oven if the oven is free) for 2-3 hours.  Dough will puff and become sticky again. 

6.  Put parchment paper on (or lightly grease) a large rimmed cookie sheet. 

7.  Turn dough out onto floured surface, punch down the dough, and divide in half.  Roll each half out into a large circle.  (Optional - spread circle lightly with softened butter).  With a bench scraper or pizza cutter, divide each circle into twelve wedges.  Roll each wedge from the wide side towards the point, and place on cookie sheet point side down.   24 rolls will fit nicely on one cookie sheet, leaving a little space in between to allow for rising. 

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9.  Cover cookie sheet with the slightly damp towel (or plastic wrap) and let rise til doubled, 15 min - 1 hour depending on the warmth of your kitchen. 

10.  Bake at 400 degrees for 8-12 minutes.  I set a timer for 8 minutes and then watch the rolls carefully!  Optional:  brush the rolls with butter as they come out of the oven. 

11.  Remove the rolls immediately to a cooling rack to prevent soggy bottoms;). 

12.  Enjoy!  If you are lucky enough to have leftovers, the rolls are so good the next morning - microwave a roll for a few seconds and spread with Nutella!