Katey's Kitchen

Sour Cream Dinner Rolls

July 28th, 2012 Posted in Breads Tags: Holidays, Rolls, Sour Cream

1 (8oz) container sour cream

1/2 cup  plus 4 Tbl butter, divided

1/2 cup sugar

1 1/4 tsp salt

2 packages dry yeast

1/2 cup warm water (105 – 115 degrees)

2 large eggs

 

In large saucepan, cook first 4 ingredients (minus 4 Tbl butter) over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally , until butter melt.  Cool to 105 – 115 degrees

 

Combine yeast and warm water in bowl, let stand 5 minutes

 

In a large bowl, stir together yeast mixture, sour cream mixture, eggs and flour until well blended.  Chill, covered, 8 hours

 

Divide dough into fourths; shape each portion into a ball on a lightly floured surface. 

 

Using a floured rolling pin, roll each ball to 1/4″ thickness.  Cut dough with a 2 1/2 – 3″ round cutter. 

 

Melt 4 Tbl butter and brush each round evenly with the melted butter

 

Fold each round in half, pressing edges to seal.  Place rolls, with sides touching, in a greased 10 1/2 x 15 1/2″ jellyroll pan.

 

Cover and let rise in a warm place 45 minutes or until double in size.

 

Preheat oven to 375.  Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown

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Monkey Bread

December 20th, 2011 Posted in Breads Tags: Holiday, Rolls, Yeast

2 packages yeast

1 tsp sugar

1/4 cup warm water

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup sugar

1 tsp salt

3/4 cup scalded milk

5 cups flour

3 large eggs

 

~Preheat oven to 375

~Dissolve yeast and 1 tsp sugar in warm water

~In large bowl combine sugar, butter, and salt

~Pour scalded milk over this and stir to melt butter

~Add yeast and 1/2 of the flour

~Beat in eggs

~Add remaining flour and turn onto floured board and knead

~Place in buttered bowl and let rise until double

~Roll out and cut into squares

~Dip each piece in melted butter (1/2 cup)

~Arrange in tube pan (bundt pan)

~Rise until double

~Bake for 45 minutes

 

 **You can add a cinnamon/sugar coating to each buttered square before layering to make this more of a “breakfast/brunch” bread

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Quick and Easy Yeast Rolls

September 29th, 2010 Posted in Breads Tags: Quick, Rolls, Yeast

1 package active dry yeast

3/4 c warm water

2 Tbl sugar

2 Tbl vegetable oil

1/2 tsp salt

1 egg

2 1/2 – 3/4 c flour

Soft butter/margarine

 

~In 2 1/2 quart bowl dissolve yeast in warm water

~Add sugar, oil, salt and egg, stirring to dissolve yeast and salt

~Stir in 1 cup flour until smooth

~Cover with cloth and place on rack over bowl of hot water.  Let rise 15 minutes

~Grease square pan (9x9x2)

~Stir down batter and add 1 1/2 c flour.  Stir until mixed and turn onto kneading board

~Knead for 3 minutes (if dough is too sticky add in up to 1/4 c flour)

~Divide dough into 16 pieces and shape quickly into balls; arrange in pan and brush tops with softened butter

~Cover with cloth and place on rack over bowl of hot water, let rise 25 minutes

~Heat oven to 425

~Bake 12 – 15 minutes or until light golden brown.

~Remove from oven and let cool slightly

~Brush tops with softened butter

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