Dinner Rolls

1 cup water

2 tablespoons butter, softened

1 egg

3 1/4 cups flour

1/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon salt

3 teaspoons yeast

more butter, melted, for brushing the tops before and after baking

Place all the ingredients in your bread maker and run the dough cycle.  Line a cookie sheet with a silpat or parchment paper (or just butter the cookie sheet).  Divide the dough into 16 pieces (I like using this), and place on cookie sheet.  Brush with melted butter.  Cover and let rise 30-40 minutes or until double in size.  Heat oven to 375 degrees and bake 12 minutes, or until golden brown on top.  Brush tops with more butter.  Serve warm!

If you don't have a bread maker:

Basic cycle: 

• At 3:00 – First Knead (10 minutes)
• At 2:50 – First Rise (20 minutes)
• At 2:30 – Second Knead (15 minutes)
• At 2:15 – Dough continues to rise (20 minutes)
• At 1:55 – Punch Down (30 seconds)
• At 1:55 – Final Rise (55 minutes)
• At 0:00 – Bread finished baking