TEXAS ROADHOUSE BUTTERY DINNER ROLLS WITH CINNAMON BUTTER

Steps:

• For the Rolls:.
• Place 2 cups flour in a large mixing bowl.
• Add yeast, salt, sugar and dry milk. Set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, combine water and egg and stir to blend.
• Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients.
• Pour water mixture into the well.
• Mix by hand, beating 150 strokes and frequently scraping bottom and sides of bowl.
• Add 1/2 of the melted butter and beat to incorporate.
• Add remaining flour, about 1/3 cup at a time, beating to incorporate each addition.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Set dough in a warm, draft free place such as oven with a pan of the hottest tap water on the rack below.
• Allow batter to rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
• Coat cups, bottoms and sides of 12 cup muffin pan (or two small round pans) with shortening.
• Punch down batter (batter will be extremely soft and sticky).
• Drop by hand or spoonful into prepared muffin cups to make 12 rolls (or in pan touching the next).
• Brush dough with 1/2 remaining melted butter.
• Let rise uncovered in a warm draft free place until doubled in bulk, about 30 minutes.
• In preheated 400 degree oven, bake rolls on middle rack for 16-18 minutes. Brush tops of baked rolls with remaining melted butter.
• For the cinnamon butter:.
• Place all ingredients in a food processor and blend until mixture is smooth.
• Serve with hot rolls or muffins, remainder may be stored in refrigerator.