'Texas Roadhouse' Rolls

What comes to your mind when someone says, "Texas Roadhouse"? I, A, think THEIR rolls! They are fresh, sweet, and NOM! This was the first recipe that I was nervous about for a couple of reasons. 1. I have never made any sort of bread, EVER! 2. Nervous just to see how it would taste. So here is the recipe:

Texas Road House Sweet Yeast Rolls
From the trainer for all the bakers of the Texas Roadhouse chain (so they say)

1/2 sol. oz. cake of yeast or 1 pkg. active dry yeast (next time I think I will use 1 1/2 packets)
1/2 cup warm water
2 cups milk- scalded and cooled to lukewarm
3 tablespoons of melted butter - cooled
1/2 cup sugar
2 quart all purpose flour --
2 whole eggs
2 tsp. salt

Soften yeast in warm water with a teaspoon of sugar.

Add yeast, milk, sugar and enough flour to make a medium batter. Beat thoroughly. Let stand until light and foamy.

Add melted butter, eggs and salt. Beat well. Add enough flour to form soft dough. Sprinkle small amount of flour on counter and let dough rest.

Meanwhile, clean and dry bowl; grease clean surface of bowl. Knead dough until smooth and satiny. Put in greased bowl; turn over to grease top. Cover; let rise in warm place until double in bulk.

Punch down. Turn out on floured board. Divide into portions for shaping; let rest 10 minutes.

Shape dough into desired forms. Place on greased baking sheets. Let rise until doubled.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 10-15 minutes (until golden brown). Baste immediately with butter


Rating:
AB AB AB AB
It got 4 AB's for two reasons:

1. Not as soft as Texas Roadhouse, but still NOM!
2. Not as buttery.

The recipe wasn't bad to follow and like I mentioned here the kitchen aid really was amazing! The one step I didn't follow was basting the rolls with butter. I will for next time and we'll see if it makes a difference. No matter what the rolls were delicious and were very comparable to Texas Roadhouse. Just with the 2 exceptions above. OVERALL, I was pretty darn proud of myself and hope that you get to try the recipe!

Mixing the dough

Ta-DA! The ROLLS!

Happy Cooking!