Fail Proof White Bread and Dinner Rolls
Fail Proof White Bread and Dinner Rolls
Ingredients
For the Dough
- 2 cups water, room temperature or warmed
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 tablespoon instant dry yeast
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
For Finishing
- as needed butter, for greasing pans and brushing rolls
- as needed salt, for sprinkling on rolls
Instructions
- 1
In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the 2 cups of room temperature or warmed water, 1/4 cup honey, and 1 tablespoon of instant dry yeast. Stir gently to combine. Let the mixture sit for about 10 minutes until the yeast is active and bubbly.
⏱️ 10 min
- 2
Add the 5 cups of all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons of salt, and 2 tablespoons of softened butter to the yeast mixture in the stand mixer.
⏱️ 5 min - 3
Attach the dough hook to the stand mixer. Begin mixing the dough on speed 1. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed to incorporate all ingredients. Continue mixing and kneading for about 10 minutes until the dough is no longer touching the sides of the bowl. The dough should be soft but not sticky. You may lightly knead the dough by hand once or twice after removing it from the mixer to ensure everything is mixed well.
⏱️ 10 min - 4
Place the dough back into the mixer bowl (or another lightly greased bowl), cover it with plastic wrap or a clean kitchen towel, and let it sit in a warm place until it doubles in size. This can take anywhere from 1 to 2 hours, depending on the temperature of your kitchen.
⏱️ 90 min - 5
Once the dough has doubled, gently punch it down to release the air. Turn the dough out onto a clean, lightly floured surface and divide it in half. One half will be used for a loaf of bread, and the other for dinner rolls.
⏱️ 5 min
- 6
Lightly grease a loaf pan with butter. Take one half of the dough and flatten it into a rough square shape. Fold it over on itself twice, then roll it up tightly into a loaf. Place the shaped loaf into the prepared loaf pan.
⏱️ 5 min - 7
Lightly grease a separate baking dish for the rolls. Take the other half of the dough and pinch off small, equal-sized pieces. Fold each piece over on itself about 3 to 4 times to form a smooth ball or roll. Arrange the shaped rolls in the prepared baking dish.
⏱️ 5 min
- 8
Cover both the loaf pan and the dish of rolls with plastic wrap or a clean kitchen towel and let them rise again in a warm place until doubled in size. This usually takes about 30 to 60 minutes.
⏱️ 45 min
- 9
Preheat your oven to 350°F.
⏱️ 15 min•🌡️ 350
- 10
Place both the bread loaf and the dinner rolls into the preheated oven. Bake for 20 minutes, then carefully remove the dinner rolls from the oven. Allow the bread loaf to continue baking for an additional 10 minutes, for a total baking time of 30 minutes.
⏱️ 30 min•🌡️ 350
- 11
As soon as the dinner rolls come out of the oven, rub a small amount of butter over their tops and sprinkle with salt, if desired. Once the bread loaf is done, carefully remove it from the pan and place it on a cooling rack to prevent the bottom from becoming moist. Allow to cool slightly before slicing and serving.
⏱️ 5 min
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Fail Proof White Bread and Dinner Rolls
Ingredients
For the Dough
- 2 cups water, room temperature or warmed
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 tablespoon instant dry yeast
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
For Finishing
- as needed butter, for greasing pans and brushing rolls
- as needed salt, for sprinkling on rolls
Instructions
- 1
In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the 2 cups of room temperature or warmed water, 1/4 cup honey, and 1 tablespoon of instant dry yeast. Stir gently to combine. Let the mixture sit for about 10 minutes until the yeast is active and bubbly.
⏱️ 10 min - 2
Add the 5 cups of all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons of salt, and 2 tablespoons of softened butter to the yeast mixture in the stand mixer.
⏱️ 5 min - 3
Attach the dough hook to the stand mixer. Begin mixing the dough on speed 1. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed to incorporate all ingredients. Continue mixing and kneading for about 10 minutes until the dough is no longer touching the sides of the bowl. The dough should be soft but not sticky. You may lightly knead the dough by hand once or twice after removing it from the mixer to ensure everything is mixed well.
⏱️ 10 min - 4
Place the dough back into the mixer bowl (or another lightly greased bowl), cover it with plastic wrap or a clean kitchen towel, and let it sit in a warm place until it doubles in size. This can take anywhere from 1 to 2 hours, depending on the temperature of your kitchen.
⏱️ 90 min - 5
Once the dough has doubled, gently punch it down to release the air. Turn the dough out onto a clean, lightly floured surface and divide it in half. One half will be used for a loaf of bread, and the other for dinner rolls.
⏱️ 5 min - 6
Lightly grease a loaf pan with butter. Take one half of the dough and flatten it into a rough square shape. Fold it over on itself twice, then roll it up tightly into a loaf. Place the shaped loaf into the prepared loaf pan.
⏱️ 5 min - 7
Lightly grease a separate baking dish for the rolls. Take the other half of the dough and pinch off small, equal-sized pieces. Fold each piece over on itself about 3 to 4 times to form a smooth ball or roll. Arrange the shaped rolls in the prepared baking dish.
⏱️ 5 min - 8
Cover both the loaf pan and the dish of rolls with plastic wrap or a clean kitchen towel and let them rise again in a warm place until doubled in size. This usually takes about 30 to 60 minutes.
⏱️ 45 min - 9
Preheat your oven to 350°F.
⏱️ 15 min•🌡️ 350 - 10
Place both the bread loaf and the dinner rolls into the preheated oven. Bake for 20 minutes, then carefully remove the dinner rolls from the oven. Allow the bread loaf to continue baking for an additional 10 minutes, for a total baking time of 30 minutes.
⏱️ 30 min•🌡️ 350 - 11
As soon as the dinner rolls come out of the oven, rub a small amount of butter over their tops and sprinkle with salt, if desired. Once the bread loaf is done, carefully remove it from the pan and place it on a cooling rack to prevent the bottom from becoming moist. Allow to cool slightly before slicing and serving.
⏱️ 5 min