Thursday, May 7, 2020

Hawaiian Dinner Rolls

What do you need

3 1/2 cups All purpose flour+extra for dusting
1 1/4 cups pineapple juice (fresh or store bought-Dole pineapple juice)
1/3 cup light brown sugar
1 stick of unsalted butter,at room temperature
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp instant yeast
2 tbsp milk
2 tbsp olive oil

What you need to do

  • In a bowl,add the pineapple juice,butter,sugar,salt,vanilla extract and mix well.--Wet ingredients
  • In another bowl,mix the flour and yeast.--Dry ingredients
  • Slowly add the dry ingredient to the wet ingredients and mix with a spoon to form a sticky dough ball.
  • Transfer the dough to a lightly floured kitchen counter.Grease your palms with oil and start kneading the dough until it is no longer sticky approx. 5 mins.Shape the dough into a ball.
  • Place the dough ball in a large greased bowl.Lightly coat the dough ball with oil.
  • Cover and place the dough in a warm spot for at least 3 hours or overnight.
  • Punch the dough and knead it for couple of mins.
  • Grease a 13 x 9 pan with olive oil.
  • Divide the dough in 16 balls.Place them on the pan a inch apart.
  • Cover the baking pan and let the dough rise for 1.5 hours.
  • Preheat the oven to 375 deg F.
  • Brush the top of the rolls with milk.
  • Bake for 25 mins.
  • Remove the baking  pan from the oven and cover it with a kitchen towel for 15 mins.
  • Serve warm or remove the rolls onto a wire rack and let them cool completely before storing into an airtight container.