Dinner Rolls

All purpose flour 3.5 cup (450g approximately)
Yeast 5g (1 pocket)
Sugar 1/4 cup and 1 spn(10 g)
Salt 5g(1 spn)
Milk 1 cup (250 ml)
Egg 1
Melted butter 1/2 cup
Oil or butter for greasing

Keep all ingredients ready..
Lets activate the yeast first..
In a mixing bowl add yeast, sugar 1 spn and milk..(milk should be lukewarm)..
Let it set for 10 minutes..
Now you can see the yeast activitied..
Add melted butter and egg now..
Mix well with a spoon or ladle..
Add sugar, salt and flour now..
Mix well..
Transfer into a flat surface for kneading..
Grease butter or oil in palm and the dough as well..
Sprinkle little flour for kneading.. so that dough not stick in our hands..
Knead well for 10 minutes until the dough becomes smooth..
This kneading is very important to achieve a soft texture of our rolls..
Cover it air tight and keep aside for 1 hour..
For first proofing..
After 1 hour you can see the dough becomes double..
Punch the gas from the dough..
Now make it flat and cut it into pieces..
Roll each piece by tucking the dough into a smooth ball..
Do all the pieces into ball..
Arrange it in a baking tray.. (use parchment sheet if required)
Grease with oil on the top..
Cover again for 30 minutes for second proofing..
Now the dough raise again..
Now preheat over for 375 deg…
Meanwhile take 1 egg and a spn of milk..
Remove the cover from the tray
Beat well .. and give the rolls egg wash gently..
Bake for 18 to 20 minutes..
Adjust 5 to 8 minutes more depending upon the oven type..
Remove once the rolls turn brown on top..
Yummy homemade dinner rolls ready..

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