Easy Dinner Rolls

I love to bake bread. I also love to search for new favorites. This recipe makes rolls that aren't too heavy or too light and they have a slight sweetness to them. I can't help but eat several of them at a time and it hasn't ever been hard for us to finish the whole batch by the next day. They even still taste pretty fresh for the next day or two.

Although I usually like to make bread in my Bosch mixer, I love the shortcuts that a bread machine provides, especially now that I have young kids. This recipe is made for a bread machine on the dough setting, but you could easily make it by hand and let it rise for an hour or so before forming into rolls. This recipe can also be used to make cinnamon rolls.

1/2 c. warm water
1/2 c. warm milk
1 egg
1/3 c butter, softened
1/3 c. sugar
1 t. salt
3 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
1 pkg. of yeast (=2 1/4 tsp.)
1/4 c butter, softened

Put everything but the 1/4 c butter in the bread machine and start dough cycle. After the dough cycle is complete, turn the dough on a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough in half and roll each half into a 12 in circle. Spread the circle with butter and cut into 8 wedges. Roll each wedge up starting with the wide end. Place the pointed side down on an ungreased cookie sheet. Cover with a loose piece of plastic wrap, or a towel and let rise for 1 hour.

Bake in a 400 degree oven for 10-15 minutes. Makes 16 rolls.