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Hawaiian dinner rolls

Course Bread
Cuisine American
Keyword homemade dinner rolls, pineapple rolls, slider buns, sweet rolls
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 16 rolls
Sweet, soft dinner rolls made with crushed pineapple, brown sugar and butter in the dough.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup milk warmed under 110 degrees
  • 1/4 cup butter melted
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast or 1 packet
  • 20 ounce canned crushed pineapple
  • 2 whole eggs beaten
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour or whole wheat pastry flour plus up to an additional 1/4 cup
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • Additional butter for greasing bowl pans and buttering tops of rolls

Directions

  • Butter a medium bowl and put it aside.
  • In a mixer fitted with a dough hook, combine the milk, melted butter, brown sugar, and yeast. Leave for 5-7 minutes, until bubbly.
  • Drain the pineapple, keeping 2/3 cup of the juice and 1/3 cup of the crushed pineapple.
  • Mix the 2/3 cup juice, 1/3 cup pineapple, and the eggs into the yeast mixture until well blended.
  • Add the 4 cups flour and scatter the salt over it. Knead on medium-low until most of the flour has been taken in.
  • Mix on medium for about 5 minutes, until the dough is soft and not sticky anymore; if it still sticks, work in flour 1 tablespoon at a time, up to 1/4 cup.
  • Put the dough in the buttered bowl, cover with plastic wrap or a damp towel, and let it double in a warm spot out of drafts, about 1-1 1/2 hours.
  • Butter a 9"x13" pan and an 8" round cake pan.
  • Cut the dough in half, then cut each half into 8 pieces.
  • Roll each piece into a smooth ball by tucking the edges underneath and pinching. Put 12 in the 9"x13" pan and 4 in the cake pan. Cover them.
  • To make ahead: refrigerate the shaped rolls for up to 2 days; take them out 1-1 1/2 hours before baking and let them double.
  • To bake right away, let the rolls double in a warm spot out of drafts, about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
  • Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden brown.
  • Brush the hot rolls with butter and leave them to cool.

Nutrition

Serving: 86g | Calories: 191kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 4.5g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2.1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 183mg | Potassium: 103mg | Fiber: 1.3g | Sugar: 9.9g | Vitamin A: 142IU | Vitamin C: 3.4mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1.7mg

Nutrition is an estimate per serving from USDA FoodData Central, for 16 rolls; milk counted as whole milk, active dry yeast or 1 packet (the first choice counted), canned crushed pineapple counted as canned pineapple (a 20 oz can 567 g), all-purpose flour or whole wheat pastry flour (the first choice counted). Brands and portions vary, so use it only as an approximation.