Best Bread Machine Buns

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon fast rising yeast or 1 tablespoon bread machine yeast
• 1/4-1/3 cup olive oil
• 3 3/4 cups bread flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg, lightly beaten

Recipe

• 1 place the ingredients in bread machine pan in the following order: milk, oil, sugar, salt, beaten egg, and flour.
• 2 make a little well in the flour and add the yeast to flour.
• 3 for rolls, select dough setting and press start.
• 4 shape dough into rolls when cycle is completed (my dough cycle is 2 hrs) and place dough rounds unto a lightly floured cookie sheet about 1 inch apart.
• 5 cover and let rise for about 45 minutes in warm draft free area (i let mine rise in a slightly warmed oven with the light bulb on).
• 6 when dough has doubled in size, uncover and bake@ 350 degrees for 15 to 17 minutes or until golden brown.
• 7 cool on cooling rack for 20 minutes, and once cooled it can be stored in plastic bag.
• 8 for up to 1 week.
• 9 ********if using a kitchen aid stand mixer use the following steps:.
• 10 dissolve 1 tblsp. sugar and the yeast in 1/4 cup warm water.
• 11 scald 1 cup milk.
• 12 in large mixing bowl combine sugar, oil, salt and milk. cool to luke warm.
• 13 stir in eggs and yeast.
• 14 gradually add enough flour to form a semi-stiff dough, beating well after each addition.
• 15 once dough comes together in ball, take out dough and knead on a flat surface for about 5 to 10 minutes. the dough is ready when it feels soft like your earlobe.
• 16 let rest for 5 minutes, and cover and let rise in a covered bowl (saran wrap) for 1 hours or until doubled in size.
• 17 after first rise, punch down dough and knead for an additional 2-5 minutes.
• 18 form into desired shape and let rise again for 45 minutes to 1 hours.
• 19 when dough has doubled in size, uncover and bake@ 350 degrees for 15 to 17 minutes or until golden brown.