Lion House Dinner Rolls

Ingredients:
2 cups warm water
2/3 cup nonfat dry milk
2 T dry yeast
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp salt
1/3 cup butter
1 egg
5 to 5 1/2 cups flour
Vegetable oil

Directions:

• In large bowl or mixer, combine water and milk powder until milk dissolves
• Add yeast, sugar, salt, butter, egg, and 2 cups flour
• Mix on low speed until ingredients are wet, then for 2 minutes at medium speed
• Add 2 more cups flour
• Mix on low speed until wet, then medium speed for 2 minutes
• Add about 1/2 cup more flour - dough should be soft, not overly sticky or stiff
• Scrape dough off sides of bowl and pour about 1 T vegetable oil all around sides of bowl
• Turn the dough over to coat in oil, cover with plastic, and let rise until double in size
• Sprinkle flour on cutting board or counter
• Place dough on floured surface and flip over, so dough is floured on both sides
• Gently flatten dough to about 1 inch thick
• With rolling pin, roll out to rectangle about 18 inches x 8 inches and 1/4 inch thick
• Brush top of dough with melted butter
• Cut lengthwise into two 4-inch strips, then cut strips into 2-inch-wide pieces
• Gently roll each piece from one short end, with butter on inside
• Place each piece on parchment-lined pan with other short end down on the paper
• Cover with plastic and let rise until double in size
• Bake at 375 for 15-18 minutes
• Brush immediately with melted butter
• Serve warm with honey-butter