30 Minute Rolls

I'm sure I've mentioned my obsession with Pinterest.  Its' so addicting!  I love the inspiration I find, the awesome styles, designs, the great craft tutorials, hilarious cartoons and quips, and of course the RECIPES!
I have 4 Boards relating to foods, FABULOUS FOODS with 155 items, CROCK POT CRAZY with 109 recipes, DESSERTS, SWEETS, & TREATS with 156 items, and I even have a board that contains recipes via AUNT PEGS RECIPE BLOG that have been chosen and pinned by others (57 items)!
I am so excited to try all the fun new things I find, that sometimes I'm not sure where to start! 
A couple of days ago the weather here in Salt Lake City was dreary, with rain, & snow, and generally yucky.  Perfect day for soup and home made bread, right? RIGHT!
I have a favorite soup recipe that I always turn to, my Creamy Tomato Soup, but making wonderful bread is beyond me (have you seen my posts on making bread (Post #1 and Post #2)? Gaaaahhhhhh!
So, I jumped onto Pinterest, and found a recipe for 30 MINUTE ROLLS. Yep 30 minutes...
What the hay,  I will give those a try...

30 MINUTE ROLLS

1 c. plus 2 Tbsp. warm water

1/3 c. vegetable oil

2 Tbsp. active dry yeast 

1/4 c. sugar 

1/2 tsp. salt

1 egg

3 1/2 c. all-purpose flour

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 

In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine warm water, oil, yeast and sugar; let rest for 5-10 minutes or until frothy and bubbly. 

With a dough hook, mix in salt, egg and 2 cups of flour until combined. Add remaining remaining flour a 1/2 cup at a time.  If the dough is sticky, that's OK. Spray your hands with cooking spray (this was a great tip), and shape the dough into 12 balls.

Place the balls on a baking sheet that has been lined with parchment paper or lightly coated with non-stick spray, and let rest for 10 minutes.

Bake for about 10 minutes or until tops are lightly golden. Brush the tops with butter.

What do you think? 

I doubled this recipe because 12 rolls are just not enough for us, we love bread too much. 

This was an easy recipe to follow, but I will make a couple of changes the next time I make them...When doubling this recipe, I will use less flour than the 7 cups it should take, and use maybe 6 1/4 c. and then see how the consistency is.  My dough was not as sticky as I think it should have been.

I will place the rolls much closer together on my pans, I like them to rise and grow together. As you can see I have 20 on the pan, but I will increase it to 24. 

I used Canola oil, but I think the next time I will use Vegetable oil.  I got a slight taste of the Canola in the roll.

Here are the things I did change as I worked...

I allowed my rolls to sit for 20 minutes before placing them in the oven, and I think that was a good plan. They rose a little higher, and I think gave the rolls a little more air.  The baking time for my rolls was 15 minutes. And my rolls took 45 minutes-LOL!

These rolls are dense and a little sweet, but I really liked that about them.  My family said the same thing. We liked these rolls, but I need to work on perfecting them for us...and hey, there edible, which for me was a big accomplishment!

Recipe Source:  SIX SISTER'S STUFF BLOG