Fluffy Dinner Rolls

Name: Fluffy Dinner Rolls
Yield: Makes 12 rolls
Ingredients: 1/2 cup, water; 3 tablespoons, bread flour; 1/2 cup cold, milk; 1 , large egg; 2 cups (11 ounces/312 grams), bread flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons, instant or rapid-rise yeast; 2 tablespoons, sugar; 1 teaspoon, salt; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened, plus 1/2 tablespoon, melted

Desserts or Baked Goods
Breads
Easter

By Andrea Geary ･ Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2016

We thought the classic light, tender American dinner roll couldn’t get any better. Then we tried a cutting-edge baking technique called tangzhong.

SERVES Makes 12 rolls

TIME 1¾ hours, plus 1¾ hours resting and 20 minutes cooling

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