One-Hour Dinner Rolls

All growing up my dad would make the yummiest dinner rolls, but after I got out on my own - I was too intimidated to make them. Every time I would try, I would end up with these pasty, dry, pale rolls with little to no flavor. Add that to the time it took to make them, and it just seemed easier to buy rolls at the store. However, I came across this recipe and LOVE it! It is originally a recipe for "Hamburger Buns", but I love it for dinner rolls as well. I usually make half of the batch of rolls, and then the other half I make a little bigger for a sandwich type dinner later in the week. (See photo at the end of the post.) It works out really well. It doesn't even take a full hour from the time you start to the time you have warm yummy rolls coming out of the oven! 

One-Hour Dinner Rolls

Source: Adapted from Taste of Home

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons active dry yeast
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons warm water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon salt
3 to 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 

Directions:
In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add oil and sugar; let stand for 5 minutes. Add the egg, salt and enough flour to form a soft dough.
Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic. Immediately shape into balls (you can get about 14 dinner rolls, or 8 hamburger buns - depending on the size). Place on baking sheets lined with tinfoil. 

Cover and let rest for 10 minutes. 

Bake at 400° for 8-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cover tops with butter and remove from baking sheet to cool.