Glazed Honey Rolls

I recently discovered this recipe in a cookbook my sister had brought back to her home from the library. It has become my new favorite roll recipe! The rolls are moist, mildly sweet, and best of all for me, :) easy to make. 

Glazed Honey Rolls

 1 cup warm milk, 70°-80°

1 large egg, room temperature

1 large egg yolk, room temperature (set aside the egg whites...this will be used later for the glaze!)

1/2 cup canola oil

3 Tbsp. honey

1 1/2 tsp. salt

3 1/2 cups bread or all-purpose flour 

2 1/4 tsp. active dry yeast

Glaze: (The glaze is optional...I've made these without it completely, other than just brushing them with melted butter instead, and the rolls still taste great). 

1/3 cup sugar (Note: I personally don't care to use a lot of sugar...so I actually left this part out of the glaze completely the times I did make it, and just increased the amount of honey. It's up to you.) :) 

2 Tbsp. butter

1 Tbsp. honey (or, if leaving out the sugar...may be increased to 2 Tbsp. or so.)

1 large egg white

Additional honey, optional

Dissolve yeast in warm milk. In another bowl, combine egg, egg yolk, oil, honey, salt, yeast mixture and 2 cups flour; beat on medium speed until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky).  

Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until dough is doubled, about 1 hour. Punch down the dough; cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Divide and shape into 24 balls; place in 9x13 in. greased baking pan. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350; glaze and bake 20-25 minutes. Brush with additional honey, if desired. 

Note: The honey glaze will make the top of the rolls look darker brown than usual earlier on in the baking, making it a little more difficult to tell when they are done. I was a bit worried they were burning at first, but that's just normal with the glaze. :) 

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