One Hour Dinner Rolls

One Hour Dinner Rolls

Ingredients

• 3 3/4 - 4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 Tbsp rapid rise yeast
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup cool water
• 2/3 cup milk
• 4 Tbsp unsalted butter, diced into 1 Tbsp pieces, plus more for tops
• 1 1/2 tsp lemon juice
   

Directions

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees. In the bowl of an electric stand mixer whisk together 4 cups flour, sugar, yeast and salt.
• To a medium bowl add water, milk and butter and heat in microwave on HIGH power until it reaches 115 degrees on a thermometer, about 1 minute 15 seconds. Stir to partially melt butter (you just want to make sure it's softened through).
• Pour milk mixture into dry mixture in bowl of electric stand mixer along with lemon juice. Set mixer with a hook attachment then set mixer on low speed and gradually increase to medium-low, knead about 3 - 4 minutes until smooth and elastic while adding additional flour as necessary (dough should be lightly sticky but manageable).
• Cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap and rest 5 minutes. Meanwhile butter a 13 by 9-inch baking dish.
• Drop dough onto a lightly floured surface. Shape into an evenly level square, about 9 by 9-inches. Cut into 16 equal portions (don't have to be exact). Shape dough into 15 balls, while using excess dough from the 16th portion to add to smaller rounds as needed, and place shaped dough portions into prepared baking dish.
• Dampen hands with water and brush tops of dough with the water (just so they don't dry while rising in oven). Transfer to oven, close oven and turn oven off, allow rolls to rise 20 minutes (don't open oven door). Remove from oven and preheat oven to 375 degrees (this should take about 5 minutes, so just allow rolls to rest on counter while oven preheats).
• Bake in preheated oven 14 - 16 minutes until tops are golden brown. Remove from oven and run the top of a stick of butter along tops of rolls just to coat. Serve warm. Store in an airtight container

Vanilla Bean Honey Butter Sweet Potatoes

Vanilla Bean Honey Butter Sweet Potatoes

• 8c cubed sweet potato (~3/4-inch cubes)
• 3/4 – 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
• 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 vanilla bean pod
• 1-2 teaspoons sucanat (brown sugar will work in a pinch)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/4t salt
• honey to top (~1 tablespoon)
  
  
   

• Wash, peel + cube your sweet potatoes, into about 3/4” cubes.
• Steam your sweet potatoes until fork tender, about 10-15min.
• While cooking, slice your vanilla bean pod down the center and scrape all of the beans out.
• Mash the potatoes any way you like.
• Slowly add the milk, until the consistency you’re looking for has been met.
• Whip in the vanilla beans + salt, until combined..
• Place in an oven safe baking dish, dust the top with sucanat, and broil until golden brown. Broiling time will vary, but it took me about 8min. Check often to prevent burning.
• Top with melted butter, chopped walnuts, and an all over drizzle of honey.

tips/substitutions: Feel free to leave the skins on and boil or bake your sweet potatoes.  Use any type of milk you like.  The vanilla milks [almond/hemp/rice/etc] might be a great addition in this, but remember that will add a bit of sweetness. Coconut oil is a great sub for butter here to make vegan. Feel free to top with maple syrup instead of honey if desired. Sub any type of sugar if you don’t have sucanat. Sub 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, instead of the vanilla bean if desired.