My Dog Ate Today's Card....So Here is a Recipe Instead.

Okay, not really. But he is awfully cute and distracting. Whenever I sit to craft (that is my desk right there) he likes to come sit on my lap. Just look at that face. How can you resist?

This is a recipe for my favorite Sweet Dinner Rolls. They are so soft, airy and buttery you will wonder where they have been all your life. My big ole butt can attest to their wonders. I found the recipe at Allrecipes.com and have altered it to perfection :) You really, really need bread flour - it makes them have lots of layers, almost to the point of being a croissant. When I used regular flour they tasted heavy, dense and like nothing special. Trust me.

Sweet Dinner Rolls

Ingredients:

1/2 cup warm water 

1/2 cup warm milk

1 egg

1/3 cup butter, softened

1/3 cup white sugar

1 teaspoon salt

3 3/4 cups bread flour

1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast

1/4 cup butter, softened

Directions:

1. Microwave/heat milk and water until very warm. Add 1 TBS of sugar and a yeast packet. Wait until it is all foamy.
2. Place egg, 1/3 cup butter, sugar, salt, and yeast in a mixer using a dough hook. Add flour a half cup at a time, waiting until it has incorporated with the dough before adding more. Knead with dough hook on low setting for 10 minutes. 
3. Put dough in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with a moist towel. Let it rise for an hour.
4. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface (the dough really doesn't need any flour so do not use it if you can help it). Divide dough in half with a pizza slicer or knife. Roll each half into a 12 inch circle, spread 1/4 cup softened butter over entire round. Cut each circle into 8 wedges. Roll wedges starting at wide end; roll gently but tightly. Pull as you roll to stretch it a bit so you can get more rolls, and thus more layers into the bread.  Place point side down on ungreased cookie sheet (I use parchment paper). Cover with moist towel and let rise again in a warm place for 3-5 hours - the longer you allow the dough to rise, the flakier and lighter the rolls will be.
5. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
6. Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes, until golden. Brush with a bit more butter if you want to be truly evil.

Let me know if you try these!

Suzy

Comments

[Kim Budash]

Suzy:

As an avid follower of your blog and all things "Suzy" I LOVE LOVE LOVE to see pictures of your two dogs, it just makes me so happy to know other people out there love their animals as much as I do. Maybe more pictures of your dogs in the future???? Would LOVE it. Thanks for listening, keep up the GREAT work.

Kim Budash

[Elena]

The dinner rolls look so good!

[karen adams]

how can you not love a face like that????????????????????????!hes so cute,bet he gets away wit whaterever he wants!LOL!

karen adams

[Cheryl L Rowley]

Your dog is cute, cute, cute! Your rolls look delicious! I can just smell them through the computer!
Love your blog and often try to comment, but typepad doesn't like me very much!
I keep trying and think I got lucky today!

[Vickie Doswell]

I don't know which is more awesome the dog or the rolls! I am going to try using my bread machine to make up the dough tomorrow. Thanks for sharing with us!

[Dianne]

Wow...what a great post! An adorable dog and something wonderful to eat...thank you!

[beth]

What a cute little stamping buddy you have!

I think I feel my thighs getting bigger just looking at those beautiful rolls!

[~amy~]

Good grief those dinner rolls look yummish...and your dog is just plain adorable!

[Risa]

I have been following your blog for sometime now Suzy. Your cards are beautiful and your recipes are very yummy! As soon as I lose a few of last years pounds, I'm going to attempt to make these dinner rolls. The recipe sounds great and the picture is making my mouth water.
Risa:)

[Karen]

Wow, those dinner rolls look fabulous, and since I've not eaten yet I can actually smell them. Your dog is adorable and I'm sure if he did eat your card it would be O.K. I also love your card from Sweet n' Sassy. That is too cute! I'm off to eat!

[jaspere]

Thanks for the recipe. They look delicious. I'll have to come back and save the recipe.

[Lori Pena]

With a dog that cute, I'd let him eat whatever he wanted!!! Can't wait to try the rolls...thanks!

[Sandy D]

Oh yum! my mouth is watering just looking at them. I am so --- a bread person! Bad weakness to have but yum, yum, yum!

I use bread flour all the time - never buy regular flour because there is such a difference in breads and cookies!

Your dog is adorable! How could you resist him! He wants your attention instead of you stamping away! He's CUTE!

[joyfuljan]

OMG - I gained 5 lbs just looking at the picture. They sure look yummy!!

[Bella Rose Creations]

LOL...I have actually made these rolls and they WERE heavy...so I will try the Bread Flour...THANKS!!!

I also like the Buttery Pan Rolls (can be made with Regular Flour) and I even let rise overnight in fridge. I almost always use my bread maker (I'm lazy)...and they still come out.

[Chris]

He is sooo cute!!! What kind of dog is he?
The buns look yummy!!!