Country White Bread Or Dinner Rolls (bread Machine)

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 1 cup water, plus
• 1 tablespoon water (70-80 f)
• 1 large egg
• 4 1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 3 1/4 cups bread flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast
• 2 tablespoons melted butter (for dinner rolls only) (optional)
• 2 tablespoons shortening (for dinner rolls only) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in bread machine pan, place all ingredients from flour through yeast in order as recommended by the manufacturer.
• 2 select the basic bread setting.
• 3 check dough after 5 minutes of mixing, if needed add 1-2t of water or flour.
• 4 bake as normal.
• 5 for dinner rolls.
• 6 mix in bread machine but use only the dough option.
• 7 lightly grease a 9 x 13 baking pan (i always use a metal pan).
• 8 when dough is finished shape into 15 uniformly sized balls. i always grease my hands with shortening to smooth the dough out and it helps keep the dough from drying out.
• 9 cover and let the rolls rise in a warm, draft free place until risen to the desired size.
• 10 i let them about double in size.
• 11 bake in a 350° oven about 12-15 minutes until golden brown.
• 12 after removing from the oven, brush the tops of the rolls with melted butter.
• 13 take out of pan and let completely cool before storing.