Best Dinner Rolls

Check out these dinner rolls! The rolls turn out light, fluffy and very, very white. Everything a basic dinner roll should be. Great for sopping up red sauce or eating with soup. These rolls will win your heart.

Do not fear the yeast. Yeast breads are not only carbo-delicious, but they make you feel productive when you're really doing nothing more than letting dough rise in a warm corner of your kitchen.

Give The Best Dinner Rolls a try. Bet you can't eat just one!

Here's what you need

3-1/2 to 3-3/4 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened
2 teaspoons salt
1 package regular or quick acting active dry yeast
1/2 cup very warm water (120-130 degrees)
1/2 cup very warm milk (120-130 degrees)
1 egg

Here's how to do it.

Mix 2 cups of the flour, the sugar, shortening, salt and yeast in medium bowl. Add warm water, warm milk and egg. Beat on low speed 1 minute, scraping bowl frequently. Beat on medium speed 1 minute, scraping bowl frequently. Stir in enough remaining flour to make dough easy to handle.

Turn dough onto lightly floured surface. Knead about 5 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Place in greased medium bowl and turn greased side up. Cover and let rise in warm place about 1 hour or until double. (Dough is ready if indentation remains when touched.)

Punch down dough. Form dough into balls. Brush with margarine. Cover and let rise about 30 minutes or until double.

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Bake 12 to 18 minutes or until golden brown.