Sweet Dinner Rolls

Prep Time:30 minutes Cook Time: 45 minutes Servings: 4 minutes

These homemade sweet rolls make wonderful dinner rolls. Mix the dough in your bread machine but bake the rolls in the oven. They're light, soft, and delicious.

Ingredients:
  • ½ cup warm water (110 degrees f/45 degrees c)
  • ½ cup warm milk
  • ⅓ cup butter, softened
  • 1 large egg
  • 3 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • ⅓ cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
  • ¼ cup butter, softened
Directions:
  1. Place water, milk, 1/3 cup butter, egg, flour, sugar, salt, and yeast into the pan of a bread machine in the order listed, or follow the order recommended by your manufacturer if different. Select Dough/Knead and First Rise Cycle; press start.
  2. When the cycle finishes, turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide dough in half. Roll each half into a 12-inch circle.
  3. Spread 1/4 cup softened butter over entire round. Cut each circle into 8 wedges. Roll wedges starting at the wide end; roll gently but tightly. Place point side down on ungreased cookie sheet. Cover with a clean kitchen towel and put in a warm place to let rise for 1 hour.
  4. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  5. Bake rolls in the preheated oven until golden, 10 to 15 minutes.