Perfect Pull-apart Rolls

Total Time: 2 hrs 17 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 17 mins

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 teaspoons dry yeast (2 packages)
• 1 cup warm water
• 1 cup hot water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 cup softened butter
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 8 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl dissolve yeast and 1 tbsp sugar in 1 cup of warm water. set aside.
• 2 cream the butter and remaining sugar.
• 3 mix eggs with creamed butter and sugar.
• 4 add 1 cup very hot water to the egg mixture and blend.
• 5 add the egg mixture to the bowl with the yeast. (by now the yeast should be foamy and thick.).
• 6 add 2 cups of flour and the salt. stir until smooth.
• 7 add 2 more cups of flour. stir until smooth.
• 8 add 1 cup of flour at a time until a dough is formed that is slightly elastic and barely sticks to a dry finger when poked.
• 9 turn the dough into a lightly greased bowl.
• 10 cover and let rise until double in size.
• 11 punch down to deflate and let rise until double in size again.
• 12 take 1 inch size pieces of dough and tuck the edges under until they form smooth tight balls.
• 13 dip each ball in the melted butter and place 3 at a time into ungreased muffin tins.
• 14 cover and let rise until double in size.
• 15 bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.
• 16 brush tops with any leftover melted butter.
• 17 bake for 1-2 minutes longer until golden brown.
• 18 remove rolls from pans and cool for a few minutes before serving.