Rosemary Garlic Salted Amish Dinner Rolls

I wanted to make rolls to serve with a roast chicken dinner and was having trouble finding a recipe that didn't have milk as an ingredient (I was out!)

This recipe, described as an Amish bread recipe worked with what I had at home. I topped the rolls with rosemary butter before baking and brushed the tops with garlic butter before serving.

This recipe yields 2 loaves of bread or about 16-20 rolls depending how large you make them!

Rosemary Garlic Salted Amish Dinner Rolls

Yields 16-20 Rolls

Prep Time: 2 hours

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes

Printable Recipe!

Ingredients
2 cups warm water (110degrees)
1/2 cup white sugar
1 1/2 Tablespoons active dry yeast
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup vegetable oil
6 cups flour

Directions

1. In large bowl dissolve sugar in warm water then stir in yeast.  Allow to proof until yeast resembles a creamy foam.  
2. Mix salt & oil into the yeast, then mix in flour, one up at a time.  
3. Knead dough on lightly floured surface until smooth.  Place dough in well oiled bowl and turn to coat. Cover with damp cloth, allow to rise until doubled about 1 hour. 
4. Punch dough down, knead for a few minutes on lightly floured surface and divide in half. Shape into rolls and place on parchement lined cooke sheets.  With a very sharp knife, cut an X in the top of each roll.  
5. Allow to rise for 30 minutes or until dough had risen 1 inch above pans. 
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, or until a roll sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom.
7. Brush warm rolls with Garlic Rosemary Butter (below) when warm from the oven - top with coarse salt.  

Garlic Rosemary Butter

2 tbsp butter
1 tsp fresh rosemary chopped
1 clove fresh garlic minced

1. Combine all ingredients and melt in microwave, 30 seconds. 
2.  Brush tops of rolls just before and after baking and sprinkle with coarse salt if desired.