Butterflake Rolls Recipes

BUTTERFLAKE DINNER ROLLS RECIPE

Steps:

• Put the butter cubes, sugar and salt in the bowl of a mixer.
• Scald the buttermilk over medium high heat on the stove top and pour it over the ingredients in the mixing bowl.
• Once the butter is melted and the mixture is just warm to the touch, combine the yeast and water in a small bowl to activate. I like to add a sprinkle of sugar to the yeast to speed up the activation. Once foamy pour into the mixing bowl.
• Add the egg and 2 cups of the flour.
• With the paddle attachment, mix at a low speed until your ingredients come together. Then mix for 5 minutes at medium speed.
• Add the last cup of flour and mix until no white streaks remain. Remember this is a batter dough so it's not going to come together in a ball like a bread dough.
• Scrape the sides of the bowl down and cover with a dish towel to rise until doubled. This will take a little more than an hour.
• Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface, into a rectangle a quarter inch thick. Try to make it a definite rectangle shape the best you can. Spread a light layer of softened butter over the dough (about 1 Tbs. or a little less).
• Using a sharp knife or my preference, a pizza wheel, cut the rectangle of dough into 1 1/2 inch wide strips. They don't have to be exact. You want to get 10-12 strips of dough. You don't want the strips wider than 1 1/2 inches and no less than an inch wide. You just want each strip to be roughly the same width.
• You can either stack 5 strips of dough and cut them into 2 inch stacks. Place each stack in a greased muffin tin. If you had extra single strips of dough just cut them in 2 inch pieces and make stacks of 5 pieces....OR
• You can cut each single strip into 2 inch pieces.
• Stack 5 pieces together and place them in a muffin tin that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. If you have less than 5 pieces left at the end either slip and extra piece in with another roll or just put what's left together.
• Let rise until doubled (about 45 minutes)
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15-18 minutes.
• Cool slightly before serving.

BUTTERFLAKE ROLLS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, heat the milk until lukewarm (about 95°F). Remove from the heat and whisk in the yeast until it dissolves. Add the oil and butter-the butter may begin to melt, but it's OK if it doesn't melt completely-and then whisk in the sugar. Let rest until the yeast just begins to float to the surface, about 5 minutes.
• In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or in a large bowl), combine the flour, salt, and egg. Add the yeast mixture and mix on low speed (or with a large spoon) until a coarse ball of dough forms, about 1 minute. Let rest for 5 minutes.
• Replace the paddle attachment with the dough hook and mix on medium-low speed (or knead by hand on a lightly oiled work surface) until the dough feels soft, supple, and pliable, about 3 minutes; it should feel tacky to the touch, but not sticky, and pull away from your finger when poked instead of sticking to it. If the dough is too sticky, add 1 Tbs. flour at a time, kneading to incorporate. If it's stiff, knead in 1 Tbs. of milk at a time.
• Rub a little vegetable oil on a work surface to create an 8-inch circle and put the dough on this spot. Stretch and fold the dough over itself from all four sides to the center, crimping it where the folded ends meet, to form it into a tight, round ball.
• Put the dough seam side down in a lightly oiled bowl that's twice the size of the dough. Tightly cover with plastic wrap. Let sit at room temperature until doubled in size, about 90 minutes.
• Mist two 12-cup muffin tins with vegetable oil spray.
• With a bench knife, divide the dough into 24 pieces, about 2 oz. each. Wipe the work surface with a damp towel or mist lightly with vegetable oil spray (don't use flour). Form your hand into a cup by curling your fingers slightly, with your thumb snug against your index finger. Use this cupped hand to press and rotate a piece of dough as if you were trying to screw it through the dampened work surface. It should form a smooth round ball within 5 seconds and pop up into your cupped hand.
• Using kitchen shears, cut through the top center of the roll, almost all the way through, leaving about 1/4-inch of dough at the bottom to hold the two halves together. Cut one of the halves twice more at 1/2-inch intervals parallel to the first cut. Repeat these cuts on the other half for a total of six sections, each about 1/2-inch wide. Place the dough, cut side up, into the prepared muffin pan. Brush the melted butter over the top and down into the cuts. Repeat with the remaining dough, placing 12 rolls into each muffin pan.
• Mist the top of the rolls with vegetable oil spray and cover the pans loosely with plastic wrap. Allow the rolls to proof at room temperature until they nearly double in size, 60 to 90 minutes. The time vary depending on the temperature of the room and the dough; if you made the dough ahead and refrigerated it, the cold dough will take longer to proof.
• Position the oven racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven. If using a convection oven, heat the oven to 350°F; if using a conventional oven, heat the oven to 375°F. Bake the rolls for 7 minutes. Rotate the tins 180 degrees and swap their placement on the racks. Continue baking until the rolls turn rich golden-brown on top, 7 to 9 minutes more. Let the rolls cool for 5 minutes before removing them from the tin.

BUTTERFLAKE ROLLS

Steps:

• Combine 3 cups flour, undissolved yeast, sugar, egg, and salt in a large bowl or in the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with dough hook.
• Heat milk until very warm (110°F to 120°F).
• Add warm milk to the flour mixture. Knead 2 minutes at medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally if needed. Add ½ cup flour; knead for 2 more minutes.
• Add remaining ½ cup flour. The dough should be pulling away from the sides of the bowl and very soft. (If the dough seems too wet you may need more flour. If needed, add additional flour in ¼ cup increments until the dough has pulled away from the sides of the bowl while kneading.)
• Spray a bowl with nonstick cooking spray. Place the dough into the bowl and cover with a clean towel. Let it rest 30 minutes, or until doubled in size.
• Spray a muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray and set it aside.
• Roll dough into a square that is about ½-inch thick. Brush the dough with melted butter and salt.
• Using a pizza cutter, cut the dough into 12 strips of equal size, approximately 1½ inches wide.
• Group and stack the strips into 2 separate sections (6 strips each stack). Cut each stack into 6 pieces for a total of 12 stacks of dough. Each stack will be a roll.
• Place each stack into the prepared muffin tin on their sides, cut-side up.
• Cover with greased plastic wrap and let rest 30-40 minutes, or until the dough doubles in size. (Each roll should be about 1 inch higher than the muffin tin.)
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Bake for 12-17 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Brush the tops of the rolls with melted butter while warm.
• Sprinkle kosher salt on top if desired.

BUTTERFLAKE ROLLS

Steps:

• Make 5 or 6 cuts deep into roll cutting nearly to the bottom.
• Squeeze butter or margarine into each slice and dust with flour, if desired.
• Place roll in muffin tin cup sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
• Cover with sprayed plastic wrap, and allow to rise until double in size.
• Remove wrap and bake at 350°F (175°C) for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Immediately place rolls on cooling rack.