Thanksgiving rolls

And this one is even older; we made these rolls for Thanksgiving. But it's such a pretty picture that I felt the need to post the recipe. I wanted some dinner rolls, but I don't really like the bland, uniform, squishy rolls that most people consider dinner rolls. I remember loving four-leaf clover rolls back in the day, so searched for a recipe, and then realized that I didn't have enough muffin tins to make four-leaf clover rolls, so just made balls and let them rise in a cake pan. It worked, and the rolls were quite delicious - crusty on the top, delicate and almost sweet on the inside, and perfect for mopping up bits of gravy and whatnot.

I used this recipe, although I'll repost below. I mostly stayed true to the recipe... as true as I ever stay.

Thanksgiving dinner rolls

Made 24 rolls

1/2C warm water

1tsp sugar

2 tbs yeast

3/4C warm milk

2 tbs melted butter

1/4C sugar

1.5tsp salt

2 whole eggs

4C flour

1 egg yolk, for brushing.

Put the water, the teaspoon of sugar, and the yeast together in a big bowl. Let that sit for 5min or so, and then add the other liquid things and sugar. Add the flour one cup at a time; after the first cup add the salt. When the dough gets too stiff to stir, dump it out on a floured table and knead until smooth, about 5-10min. Then put it back in a bowl (preferably a clean, greased one), and let it rise about an hour, until doubled in bulk.

After an hour, dump the dough back onto a floured surface, and divide into 24 equal-sized chunks. Grease two round cake tins, and roll each chunk of dough into a ball. Place the balls in the cake pans at equal intervals. They probably won't be touching each other - that's fine, because they'll expand as they rise. Let them rise again for 30 minutes.

Preheat your oven to 400F. Mix the egg yolk with 2tsp of water, and brush the wash gently over the now-risen rolls. Cook for 10-15min, checking occasionally and removing them when they're golden-brown.

These tasted best on the same day they were made, but I just re-warmed them in the oven (400F for 10min) the following day (Thanksgiving), and they were pretty tasty.