Mom's Hot Buns

Introduction:

This is my Grandmother's dinner roll recipe, that I am now asked to bring to every dinner that I go to! Cooking bread might look intimidating, but I promise that it's simpler than it looks!
Coding this recipe, not so much!

Ingredients:

• 2c. Warm Water
• ¼ c. Sugar
• ¼ c. Oil
• ½ tsp Salt
• 2 Eggs (1 for mixture & 1 for egg wash)
• 1 Tbsp Yeast
• 5-7c. Bread flour (or All Purpose Flour)
• Optional – Pink Himalayan Sea Salt

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Combine water and sugar together in a bowl and whisk.
3. Add oil, salt and egg into the bowl and whisk together.
4. Sprinkle the yeast over the ingredients and lightly whisk it in.
5. Cover with a warm dishcloth and let mixture set for 5-10 minutes
6. Remove dishcloth and begin adding the Flour one cup at a time, and mix together.
7. Once dough begins to form then place it on a clean surface and begin kneading it for up to 10 minutes, adding flour as needed.
8. Form into a ball and place in a greased bowl
9. Cover with plastic wrap and a warm wet towel over the top of the bowl.
10. Let proof in a warm location for 50 minutes.
11. Once proofed, roll dough onto a sheet pan making individual buns
12. Cover with greased plastic wrap and let rise 15-20 minutes.
13. Make the egg wash, mix remaining egg with 1 Tbsp water.
14. Using a basting brush, brush egg wash on each bun.
15. Bake in a preheated oven for 20-22 minutes.

Tips and Tricks

• This recipe makes up to 24 rolls
• You can do an optional 2nd proof
• Adding sea salt onto the top of the rolls after the eggwash is a good addition of Flavor
• covering the yeast mixture for 5-10 mins is a good way to allow the yeast to activate
• let the rolls halfway cool down, you want to be the first one to eat a roll hot, its fulfilling that way