1 Hour Dinner Rolls
3 3/4- 4 1/4 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 Tblsp rapid rise yeast
1 1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup cool water
2/3 cup milk
4 Tblsp unsalted butter, diced into 1 Tblsp pieces, plus more for the top of baked rolls
1 1/2 tsp lemon juice
Preheat oven to 180 degrees. In the bowl of an electric stand mixer whisk together 4 cups of flour, sugar, yeast and salt.
To a medium bowl add water, milk and butter and heat in microwave on high power until it reaches 115 degrees on a thermometer, about 1 minute 15 seconds. Stir to partially melt butter, you just want to make sure its softened through.
Pour milk mixture into dry mixture in bowl of electric stand mixer along with lemon juice. Set mixer with a hook attachment then set mixer on low speed and gradually increase to medium low, knead about 3-4 minutes until smooth and elastic while adding additional flour as necessary (dough should be slightly sticky but manageable).
Cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap and rest 5 minutes. Meanwhile butter a 13x9 inch baking dish. Drop dough onto a lightly floured surface. Shape into an evenly level rectangle. Cut into 15 balls and place shaped dough portions into prepared baking dish.
Dampen hands with water and brush tops of dough with the water (just so they don't dry while rising in oven). Transfer to oven, close oven and turn oven off, allow rolls to rise 20 minutes (don't open oven door). Remove from oven and preheat oven to 375 degrees (this should take about 5 minutes, so just allow rolls to rest on counter while oven preheats).
Bake in a preheated oven 14-16 minutes until tops are golden brown. Remove from oven and run the top of a stick of butter along tops of rolls just to coat. Serve warm. Store in an airtight container. EnJOY!
