Basic Sweet-Roll Dough

Name: Basic Sweet-Roll Dough
Prep time: 1 h 35 min
Cook time: 1 h 35 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons 1/4-ounce packet active dry yeast; 1 large egg yolk; 651 milliliters all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; 1 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg (optional); 1 teaspoons salt; 59 milliliters sugar; 4 Tbsps unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled, plus more for brushing; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 118 milliliters whole milk

Basic Sweet-Roll Dough is a vegetarian recipe with 5 servings. One portion of this dish contains approximately 11g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 418 calories. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have packet active yeast, egg yolk, milk, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It works well as a very affordable side dish. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 35 minutes.

Instructions

Warm 1/2 cup water and the milk in a saucepan over low heat until a thermometer registers 100 degrees F to 110 degrees F.

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Water

Milk

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Sauce Pan

Remove from the heat and sprinkle the yeast on top, then sprinkle with a pinch of the sugar; set aside, undisturbed, until foamy, about 5 minutes.

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Sugar

Yeast

Whisk the melted butter, egg yolk and vanilla into the yeast mixture until combined. In a large bowl, whisk the flour, the remaining sugar, the salt and nutmeg. Make a well in the center, then add the yeast mixture and stir with a wooden spoon to make a thick and slightly sticky dough. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead until soft and elastic, about 6 minutes. Shape into a ball.

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Egg Yolk

Vanilla

Butter

Nutmeg

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Yeast

Salt

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Wooden Spoon

Whisk

Bowl

Brush a large bowl with butter.

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Butter

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Add the dough, turning to coat lightly with the butter. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature until the dough is doubled in size, about 1 hour, 15 minutes.

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Butter

Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Turn the dough out of the bowl and knead briefly to release excess air; re-form into a ball and return to the bowl. Lightly butter a large piece of plastic wrap and lay it directly on the surface of the dough. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.

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Butter

Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Bowl

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