Basic Rolls

Ingredients

• 2 cups warm water

• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 6-7 cups flour

Directions

1. 1

   Measure water into a warm bowl.

2. 2

   Dissolve yeast into water.

3. 3

   Add sugar, butter, egg, and salt.

4. 4

   Add enough flour to make the dough easy to handle (not sticky).

5. 5

   Knead the dough until it becomes smooth and elastic (about 10 minutes).

6. 6

   Place in a greased bowl to rise until double in size (about 1 hour).

7. 7

   Divide the dough into small balls and place in greased muffin cups (for clover-leaf rolls, place 3 balls in each muffin cup; for regular dinner rolls, place 2 balls in each muffin cup).

8. 8

   Brush with butter, if desired.

9. 9

   Let rise again until double in size, about another hour.

10. 10

    Bake at 375 for 10 - 15 minutes.