Nov. 22, 2011 at 11:18pm with 16 notes
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The official beginning of my posts involving Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a big deal in my family. Not the actual holiday, but the meal. More on that later.

For the moment, I just want to share a recipe with you. But first, a note about bread. My family eats a lot of bread. We love it. Eat With Bread is something said at nearly every meal we eat together. We are not afraid of carbs, or wheat, or gluten. Nor of butter. You will not find margarine in our refrigerators. We eat real food made with real things, and apologies are not made for this*. We eat bread. 

In 2008 I came up with these rolls for Thanksgiving. I’m not sure if they’re something my brother specifically asked for, or if he just liked them so much that in my mind I make them for him. But I do: these are the rolls I make for my brother. I’m sharing this with you ahead of time, without photos of my proces or the finished rolls, because they are delicious and well worth the work. 

Rich Buttery Dinner Rolls (makes ≈36 rolls)

Warm/melt over medium-low heat: 

  • 1 c. yogurt
  • 2 c. milk
  • 1/2 c. butter

Remove from heat, let cool a bit, then add: 

  • 2 T. yeast
  • 3 T. sugar (or 2 T. maple syrup)
  • 1 T. salt
begin to add:
  • flour (Use all-purpose, high  gluten, or some combination of the two. If it strikes your fancy, add some whole wheat or whole wheat bread flour.)

keep adding flour till you have a smooth, supple, pliable dough. 

Let rise. Punch down. Knead. Let rise again. Form into balls you can fit inside of your fist, placing them in a baking dish brushed with melted butter, at least 1/2” apart in all directions. Brush rolls with more melted butter. Let rise one last time— the rolls will expand until they are touching.

Bake at 350ºF. I honestly don’t remember how long they take to bake, and it depends in large part on the size of your baking dish. 

When they come out of the oven, pull them apart and watch the steam rise. Then share these with your brother, and anyone else you’re breaking bread with. 

*If you have celiac or any other gluten/wheat intolerance, I do apologize. Sincerely. But we do not, and thus we enjoy bread. 

photo: Samuel Segal
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