March 31, 2013

Easy Overnight Dinner Rolls

I obviously eat A LOT of bread.  

I am a CARB LOVER.

By now, you are probably thinking I should have named my blog "Eat Bread for Dinner."  

I have loved bread since I was a little girl.  The rolls were always the first thing I would pick at any dinner table.  I love bread in every which way, shape and form. 

I frequently get asked if any of my roll recipes can be made the night before and placed in the refrigerator to rise overnight.  I have never tried that with any of my previous rolls, but I did try it with this new recipe.

You don't even need a mixer to make these.    

I thought these rolls were delicious.  They are so extremely soft and tender and the butter gives them an amazing flavor.

I am horrible at cutting the circles into 16 even pieces, but in the end, it didn't even matter.  Once the rolls rise, you can't tell if some are slightly larger than others.  
Easy Overnight Dinner Rolls
1 Tbl. active dry yeast
1/2 c. sugar
1 c. warm water
3 eggs, beaten
1/2 c. butter, melted, plus 2 Tbl.
1/2 tsp. salt
4 c. all-purpose flour, more or less


Combine yeast, sugar and warm water in a large bowl.  Allow to sit for five minutes.  It should be bubbly and frothy.  If it does not get bubbly and frothy, start over.  Add the beaten eggs, 1/2 cup melted butter and salt.  Using a wooden spoon, stir in three cups of flour.  Gradually stir in the remaining one cup of flour.  You might not need the full cup or you might need slightly more.  The dough should be soft and slightly sticky to the touch and will pull away from the side of the bowl as you stir it.  Do not knead the dough.  

Cover bowl with plastic wrap and allow to rise 4-6 hours or overnight in the refrigerator.  Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and divide in half.  Roll each half of dough into a circle.  Brush each half with 1 Tablespoon of melted butter and cut into 16 pieces, like a pizza.  Roll up each piece from the large end to the point and pinch tip to seal.  Place rolls on a cookie sheet and allow to rise for 30-60 minutes or until doubled in size.  Preheat oven to 375 degrees and bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden.  Makes 3 dozen rolls.

Jenn's Notes: I mixed together the dough and refrigerated it overnight.  I removed it from the fridge about an hour before I rolled it out and the dough was still cold which made rolling very easy.  I thought these were delicious.  

20 comments:

  1. Devono essere sofficissime, domani proverò a farle alla mia bimba, spero di convertire bene le dosi.
    Ciao ciao

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  2. I am with you - carb lover to the extreme! These are gorgeous!

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  3. I love my rolls! For Thanksgiving last year, my mom asked for yummy rolls. Knowing that she wanted me to make them from scratch, I tried a recipe for the first time and it worked out great but I was in the kitchen trying to make rolls when I was also working on the homemade stuffing and veggies and all the other fixin's so I would love a roll that most of the work could be done and cleaned up the night before! Perfect for family gatherings :)

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    1. Those are the times I would love a double oven! - Jenn

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  4. You had me at "I'm a carb lover." :)

    Looks easy enough. I have never baked anything using yeast before. I may have to give this one a try!

    toddlindsey.com

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  5. I'm right there with you. Bread is my weakness! Your rolls sound wonderful. Can't wait to make them. Thanks.

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    1. Thanks! Do you have a favorite bread recipe on your blog? I would love to try it.

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  6. They look great! My hubby is a true carb lover, so I just might have to make a batch for him!!

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  7. Those are beautiful. I love all recipes that are easy. ;)

    I'd love for you to link this up to Wonderful Food Wednesday this week.. or one or two other recipes if you'd like. We're always ready to go on All She Cooks at 7pm Central on Tuesday, if you'd like to join us.

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  8. What is "all purpose flour" please? In the UK it would be ordinary self raising flour and I don't think it would make good bread. Should I use Strong Bread Flour instead?

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    1. Do not use self raising flour, that is different. All purpose flour has less gluten than bread flour. Do you have another type of flour other than self raising and bread flour?

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  9. I just made these and, as the recipe promised, they were easy and oh so delicious! Thank for sharing.

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    1. Yay!! I am so glad you liked them - thanks for letting me know!

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  10. Do they have to be rolled up like that or can you roll them in to balls?

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    1. Rolling them up creates different layers of yummy flakiness!! I have never tried rolling this recipe into balls, but I have tried it with other recipes and they turn out great. If you try it, let me know how it works out. Thanks.

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  11. My go to reeipe is missing so you are rescuing me!

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  12. Made these for a work function and they are wonderful!!!! Thank you for sharing the recipe!!!

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  13. I froze a few of these when I made them just to see if they would bake up later & they were perfect!!! Let thaw & raise then bake...going to make a batch & freeze on Cookie sheet & bag up for use later & as I need them! My new go- to roll recipe!

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