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Pillow Soft Rolls (Kaiser Rolls)

Source of Recipe

BBR


Recipe Introduction

Posted by: Deonia

List of Ingredients

3 3/4 to 4 1/2 c. all purpose flour
1/2 c. sugar
2 pkgs. (1/4 oz. each)active dry yeast
1 1/4 t. salt
1/2 c. water
2 eggs
1 T. buter or margarine, melted
1 c. of sour cream



Recipe

In mixing bowl, combine 1 1/4 c. flour, sugar, yeast and salt.
In saucepan, heat sour cream and water to 120- 130 degrees.
Add dry ingred. beat until blended.
Beat in eggs til smooth.
Stir in enough remaining flour to form soft dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 min.
Place in a greased bowl , turning once to grease top. cover and refrig. overnight.

Punch dough down. turn onto lightly floured surface; roll out to 1/2 in. thickness. cut w/ floured 2 1/2 in. biscuit cutter. using dull edge of table knife, make an off center crease so the small half is on top; press along folded edge.
Place in a greased 15in. x 10 in. x 1 in. baking pan, allowing edges to touch. cover and let rise in warm place until doubled, about 25 min. brush tops w/ butter.
bake @ 375 for 12-15 min. or til golden brown. yield: 2 dz.
Notes: I just divided my dough with my bread scraper into about 20 rolls. I wanted them to be the size of those Keiser sandwich rolls.