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Make Ahead Dinner Rolls

This came from cook's illustrated. these rolls can be made ahead and frozen up to a month and then baked the day you will need them - perfect for holiday dinners!!

Steps

Adjust oven rack to low position and heat oven to 200 degrees.
Once oven reaches 200 degrees , maintain oven temperature 10 minutes , then turn off oven heat.
Microwave milk and sugar in microwave-safe measuring cup or bowl at full power until warm.
Whisk to dissolve sugar.
Sprinkle yeast over surface of liquid , cover with plastic wrap , and set aside for 10 minutes to soften yeast.
Whisk egg into milk mixture , dissolving yeast.
Combine flour and salt in bowl of standing mixer fitted with paddle attachment.
Mix on lowest speed to blend , about 15 seconds.
With mixer running , add milk mixture in steady stream.
Mix on low speed until flour is just moistened , about 1 minute.
With mixer running , add butter one piece at a time.
Increase speed to medium and beat until combined and dough is scrappy , about 2 minutes.
Replace paddle with dough hook and knead dough until smooth but still sticky , about 4 minutes.
Scrape dough out onto work surface.
Knead by hand until very .

Ingredients

whole milk, granulated sugar, fast rise yeast, egg, unbleached all-purpose flour, table salt, unsalted butter