Lucky Four-Leaf Clover Rolls

Combine warm water, 1 teaspoon sugar and yeast in a mixing bowl. Let stand for 5 minutes. Yeast will foam and expand.

Using an electric mixer on low speed, add milk, butter, 1/3 cup sugar, salt, eggs and about 1/2 cup flour. Continue adding 1/2 cup of flour at a time, scraping down bowl occasionally, until a soft dough forms. You may have as much as 1/4 to 1/3 cup of remaining flour.

Turn dough out onto floured surface and knead in the remaining flour. Continue kneading dough for 10 minutes, adding just enough flour so dough won’t stick. Form dough into a ball and place in a large greased bowl, turning the dough to cover with oil. Cover loosely and let the dough rise in a warm spot for one hour, or until doubled in size.

Punch down dough and return to floured surface. Let it rest for 10-15 minutes. Divide dough in half, and then continue dividing each piece until you have 48 individual pieces. Spray a 24-cup muffin pan with cooking spray. Roll dough pieces into balls and place four balls into each muffin cup. Cover muffin pan and let rolls rise in warm spot for 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 400° F. Mix egg yolk with two teaspoons of water and brush egg wash over tops of rolls. Bake in 400° oven for 10-12 minutes, watching to make sure the tops don’t burn.