Amish Butter and Egg Dinner Rolls

These Amish dinner rolls with butter and egg turn out soft and light--perfect with pretty much any meal of the day.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 172 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup warm water
• 1 (.25 ounce) package instant yeast
• cooking spray
• 3 cups all-purpose flour, or more as needed
• 1 large egg, at room temperature
• 4 tablespoons softened butter, divided
• 0.25 cup white sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Combine warm water, yeast, and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer. Whisk to blend and set aside for 8 minutes, or until yeast has activated and is very frothy.

Step 3

Cover bowl with a tea towel and set aside to rise until doubled in size, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

Step 4

Scrape dough out of the bowl and divide into 12 pieces. Roll each piece into a smooth ball.

Step 5

Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Arrange dough balls in the baking dish. Cover again with the tea towel and set aside until well risen and puffy, 30 to 40 more minutes.

Step 6

Bake rolls in the preheated oven until golden brown and baked through, 20 to 25 minutes.

Step 7

Remove from the oven and allow to cool a few minutes. Brush remaining tablespoon softened butter over the top of the warm rolls, allowing the butter to soak in.

Step 8

Add 3 cups flour, 3 tablespoons butter, egg, and salt to the bowl. With the dough hook fitted, turn mixer on medium speed until the dough comes together into a ball. Turn speed down to a "2" (medium-low) and continue kneading for 3 minutes, until dough ball is smooth. If your dough is too wet, add a little bit more flour until the dough ball forms.