Overnight Honey Yeast Dinner Rolls

We had a wonderful holiday this year with family and friends.
This year, our cousin Paul hosted the dinner at his house for the first time.  It was a wonderful treat to sit down and let others worry about the fine details.  I brought 3 dozen of these delicious honey yeast rolls to the event.  They were a pretty big hit.  I made up the batch on Christmas Eve, while my elves upstairs were busy wrapping.  Leaving the dough in the fridge overnight in a really big, greased bowl allowed the proofing to retard.  The next morning, I took the bowl out of the fridge, punched it down, and let the dough warm up on the counter.  I formed into golf ball shapes and then baked.  I threw them all in a big brown grocery bag, rolled down and stapled the top, and they were still warm when served.

This recipe has made it's way through food bloggers,  just because it is that good.  I found mine from:  http://penniesonaplatter.com.  I adapted it slightly.

Honey yeast rolls

1 (1/4 oz) package fast rising yeast (2 1/4 teaspoon instant yeast)
1 cup warm water
1/4 cup honey
3 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg, lightly beaten
4 cups all purpose flour
cooking spray or oil
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 tablespoon honey
 
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the yeast and warm water. Add the honey, oil, salt, and egg and mix well. Add 3 cups of the flour and mix until the dough comes together in a sticky mass. With the mixer on low speed, add the remaining 1 cup flour and mix until it is incorporated into the dough. Switch to the dough hook, and continue kneading on low speed until the dough is smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes.
Form the dough into a ball and transfer to a lightly oiled bowl, turning once to coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap that has been sprayed on one side with Pam.  Place on the top shelf or "warmest" part of your fridge.  Basically, just don't put it right by the part were the cold air comes out.  This is called retarded proofing.

The next morning, take bowl out of fridge.  Punch down.  Place bowl and dough ball in a warm spot.  Let rise and warm for about an hour.  Then form dough into about 12-14 balls.

I placed mine on a greased cookie sheet as all my cake pans were in commission for Christmas use, but others place these in a 9 inch cake or pie pan.

Bake at 400° for 13-15 minutes or until lightly browned.  Mix together the melted butter and honey.  Five minutes into baking, brush the butter/honey mixture on top of rolls.  Serve warm or at room temperature.

The children especially loved these and they are sweet.  They made a nice addition to the ham that was the main attraction to dinner.

I hope you found something good to eat this Holiday!