Soft Dinner Rolls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 Tbsp. butter
3 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 c. milk, scalded
2 pkg. active dry yeast
1/4 c. warm water
1 egg
5 1/2 c. flour

Preparation

Preheat oven to 450\u00b0.
Add butter, sugar and salt in milk; when lukewarm, add yeast dissolved in warm water.
Add egg, slightly beaten.
Stir in the flour gradually and form into a soft dough.
Knead 2 minutes.
Cover; let rise in warm place until double in size.
Shape into rolls; let rise again.
Bake until golden brown.
Remove from oven and brush tops with melted butter if desired.
Remove to wire racks to cool.