For Thanksgiving I made two things, dinner rolls and chocolate whip pie. Both were fairly easy. In this post is the dinner rolls, for the pie recipe look for “Chocolate Whip Pie” under desserts.

Simple White Dinner Rolls

Preheat oven to 375 degrees
cook time – 15 minutes
Prep time 2 hours
yield – 15 rolls

1  C warm water (100 to 115 degrees)
¼ C white sugar
1 Tblsn active dry yeast
3 ¼  C flour
3 ¼ tsp Volatile Wheat Gluten
1 tsp salt
1 lrg egg
2 Tblsn butter, melted

2 Tblsn butter, melted

Combine water, sugar and yeas in a small bowl, let rest for 5 minutes. A cream colored foam should appear on the top (almost resembling dish soap bubbles). If not, examine the expiration of your yeast and try again. (This process is called proofing the yeast and is crucial!)

In large bowl combine flour, wheat gluten and salt. Add in egg, butter and yeast mixture. Combine well then turn onto lightly floured surface (about 1 tablespoon per cup of flour in recipe) and knead for 15 minutes. Place in greased bowl, turning once to coat. Cover and let rise until double (about an hour).

Punch down dough in center and let rest 5 minutes. While resting grease a 9×13 baking sheet. Knead dough for 10 minutes, form into rolls and set in greased pan. Let rise until doubled in size, 30 to 45 minutes. Bake in preheated oven for 12 – 15 minutes. Brush with melted butter when fresh from oven. Serve warm and enjoy!