A Big Day in the Madsen Kitchen

I consider myself to be a pretty good cook. I love to try new recipes and am always looking for new things to feed my family. You would think that a good cook could bake a simple batch of rolls, right? Well I sure did. But for 7 years, I have struggled with dozens and dozens and DOZENS of roll recipes, never finding the perfect one. Most were too yeasty. Some would never rise. I tried people's "No Fail" recipes, and guess what. I would fail!!! So imagine the day in my kitchen when I finally mastered a homemade batch of rolls! It was a huge deal! (Don't worry, I made a batch the following day to make sure it wasn't a fluke that I made yummy rolls!) I found the recipe on allrecipes.com (fav) and I love how the recipe uses your bread machine to do the dough. I have a cheap old Sunbeam breadmaker from Walmart and it works perfectly on the "Dough" setting. So....I challenge all of my girls who think they can't make a.ma.zing rolls. If you don't have a bread machine, simple let rise, punch down, let rise and shape, rise. Like a typical bread recipe. Good luck! I hope your results are as delicious as mine!!!

A.ma.zing Rolls

1/2 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)

1/2 cup warm milk

1 egg

1/3 cup butter, softened

1/3 cup white sugar

1 teaspoon salt

3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast

1/4 cup butter, softened

Directions

1. Place water, milk, egg, 1/3 cup butter, sugar, salt, flour and yeast in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select Dough/Knead and First Rise Cycle; press Start.

2. When cycle finishes, turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide dough in half. Roll each half into a 12 inch circle, spread 1/4 cup softened butter over entire round. Cut each circle into 8 wedges. Roll wedges starting at wide end; roll gently but tightly. Place point side down on ungreased cookie sheet. Cover with clean kitchen towel and put in a warm place, let rise 1 hour. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes, until golden.