Butterhorn Dinner Rolls Food

FLAKY BUTTERHORN ROLLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In another bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water; add to crumb mixture. Add milk and egg; mix well. Cover and refrigerate overnight. , Divide dough into 4 equal portions. On a lightly floured surface, roll 1 portion into a 12-in. circle. Brush with 1 tablespoon melted butter; cut into 12 wedges. , Roll up, beginning with the wide end; place on greased baking sheets. Repeat with remaining dough. Cover and let rise in a warm place until nearly doubled, about 1 hour. , Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks.

BUTTERHORN BREAD MACHINE ROLLS

Steps:

• Place all ingredients except melted butter in pan.
• Select Dough Only setting and press start.
• When dough has risen long enough, the machine will beep.
• Remove dough from pan.
• Divide dough into 3 equal balls.
• Roll out each ball, one at a time, into a 9 inch circle (don't worry if you can't get it exactly 9 inch).
• (Note: I always start rolling my dough and let it rest for awhile and resume rolling. The resting helps relax the dough).
• With pizza cutter (works great!)or sharp knife, divide each circle into 8 wedges, as if cutting a pizza.
• Starting at the wide end, roll up each wedge toward the point.
• Cover and place in a warm oven (turn oven onto warm setting for 2 minutes and turn off, to make a good environment for dough).
• Let rise for 30 to 40 minutes until doubled.
• Remove sheet from oven to preheat oven!
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden.
• Remove from oven.
• Brush rolls lightly with melted butter.

EASY BUTTERHORN ROLLS

Steps:

• Combine 1 cup butter (or shortening) and milk in a small saucepan. Heat until butter is melted; set aside to cool.
• Dissolve yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar in the warm water.
• In a large bowl, beat the eggs, 1/2 cup sugar, and salt together.
• Add the milk mixture and the yeast mixture in the egg mixture, stirring to blend.
• Add the flour and baking powder; stir until no dry patches remain. The dough will be wet and sticky. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Divide dough into four parts, and roll each part into 1/2 inch thick circles on a floured surface.
• Spread surface with the melted butter. Cut each circle like a pie into 8 or 12 triangles, and roll up from larger to small end.
• Place rolls point side down on a baking sheet, and allow to rise until doubled (1-3 hours, depending on the temperature and altitude.) Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C.).
• Bake rolls for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.
• Note: Prep time does not contain overnight or rising time.

ICEBOX BUTTERHORNS (OVERNIGHT DINNER ROLLS)

Steps:

• Dissolve the yeast in the water in a large bowl. Add the milk, sugar, egg, salt, and half of the flour. Beat together with a wooden spoon until smooth; add the 3/4 cup melted butter, along with remaining flour. Place in a greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap and put in your fridge overnight.
• The next day (or at least six hours later, if you'd like to make them in the morning for supper) punch the dough down. Shape as desired. Let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. (I like to turn the oven on for 1-2 minutes, then turn it off and stick the rolls in or 45 minutes. Then I pull them out, and preheat the oven to bake them.).
• Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes for round dinner rolls. Immediately brush with melted butter. Awesome warm, cold, or leftover.
• (For a butterhorn shape: make a 12 inch circle of dough, cut it into 12 pieces, and roll from the big end towards the little end. Place on the pan with the ends curled like a horn.).

MAKE-AHEAD BUTTERHORNS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Add milk, shortening, sugar, eggs, salt and 4 cups flour; beat 3 minutes or until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead lightly. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 2 hours. , Punch dough down; divide into 4 equal parts. Roll each into a 9-in. circle; brush with butter. Cut each circle into 8 pie-shaped wedges; roll up each wedge from wide edge to tip of dough and pinch to seal. , Place rolls with tip down on baking sheets; freeze. Transfer to airtight freezer containers; freeze up to 4 weeks., To use frozen rolls: Arrange frozen rolls 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Cover with lightly greased plastic wrap; thaw in the refrigerator overnight. To bake, preheat oven to 375°. Let rolls rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Bake until golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Serve warm.

BUTTERHORN ROLLS

Steps:

• Crumble yeast into a bowl; add sugar, salt, milk, and eggs.
• Mix well; add half of flour and beat well.
• Add melted butter and remainder of flour.
• Knead until smooth, cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled.
• Divide in half, roll each piece into a circle 1/4 inch thick.
• Butter, if you like and cut each piece into 16 pie shaped pieces.
• Roll each piece, beginning at the wide end towards the tip end, so that the tip is kept at an equal distance from each end of the roll.
• Arrange shaped rolls on a well-greased baking sheet, placing the tip underneath the roll to prevent it from popping up and spoiling the shape of the roll.
• Allow rolls to rise until doubled and bake at 375F for 12 to 15 minutes.
• *To make crescent rolls, curve rolls slightly.
• *To make butterleaf rolls, roll dough into a very think rectangular sheet, brush with melted butter; cut into strips 1 inch wide and pile 6 or 7 together. Cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces and place on end in greased muffin pans. Cover and let rise till doubled and bake as above.

BUTTERHORN ROLLS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine shortening and milk. Heat until shortening is melted; set aside to cool. Dissolve the yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar in the warm water. In a large bowl, beat the eggs, 1/2 cup sugar, and salt together. Add the milk mixture and yeast mixture to the egg mixture, stirring to blend. Sift in the flour and baking powder, and mix well. Cover, and refrigerate overnight.
• Divide dough into fourths, and on a floured surface, roll out into 1/2 inch thick circles. Spread surface with the soft butter. Cut each circle like a pie into 8 triangles, and roll up from larger to small end. Place rolls point side down on a baking sheet, and allow to rise until doubled, 3 to 4 hours. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C.)
• Bake rolls for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.

BUTTERHORN ROLLS

Steps:

• Stir milk and 3/4 cup butter in heavy medium saucepan over low heat until butter melts. Cool to 120° F if necessary. Combine water and 1/2 teaspoon sugar in small bowl. Sprinkle yeast over; stir to blend. Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.
• In large bowl of heavy duty mixer fitted with whisk attachment, beat eggs and 1/2 cup sugar at low speed until blended. Beat in milk mixture. Gradually add 2 1/2 cups flour, beating until smooth. Replace whisk with dough hook. Add yeast mixture, salt and 2 cups flour and beat 8 minutes. Beat in enough flour by spoonfuls to form sticky dough that just begins to pull away from sides of bowl.
• Pour 1 tablespoon butter into large bowl. Scrape in dough; let stand 5 minutes. Using spatula, turn dough over, coating with butter. Cover bowl with plastic wrap, then kitchen towel. Let rise in warm area until doubled, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Punch dough down. Cover with plastic and towel and let rise again in warm area until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch dough down.
• Divide dough into 3 equal portions. Roll out 1 portion on floured surface to 12-inch round. Brush with some of melted butter. Cut into 12 triangles. Starting at wide end, roll up triangles toward point. Repeat rolling, cutting and shaping with remaining 2 dough portions and melted butter. Arrange rolls point side down on 2 ungreased heavy baking sheets, spacing evenly. Cover rolls with clean kitchen towel; let rolls rise until almost doubled, about 45 minutes.
• Position 1 rack in bottom third and 1 rack in top third of oven and preheat to 375°F Brush rolls with melted butter. Bake 15 minutes. Switch top and bottom baking sheets and bake until rolls are golden, about 10 minutes longer. Cool rolls on racks. (can be made ahead. Wrap in foil; store at room temperature 1 day or freeze up to 2 weeks. Rewarm wrapped rolls in 350 F oven about 15 minutes.).