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Lucky Four-Leaf Clover Rolls

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The luckiest cloverleaf rolls have four sections. Although the dough needs 1 1/2 hours of rising time, you can pause the process by sticking the dough in the fridge and then taking it out when you’re ready to form and bake rolls.

Ingredients

  • ½ cups Warm Water, 105-110 Degrees
  • 1 teaspoon Sugar
  • 2 packages Yeast (.75 Ounce Packets)
  • ¾ cups Milk, Warmed To 105-110 Degrees
  • 4 Tablespoons Butter, Melted
  • ⅓ cups Sugar
  • 1-½ teaspoon Salt
  • 2 whole Eggs
  • 4 cups All-purpose Flour
  • 1 whole Egg Yolk

Preparation

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.

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rosamyers on 11.13.2010

I make these rolls once a week as plain dinner rolls. They are super easy, fast any always a crowd pleaser.

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outlawwithgrace on 3.17.2010

That would be neat to put green food coloring in it for saint patricks day!

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Patty Jo on 3.16.2010

I can’t wait to get some yeast and try these!

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biomaj5 on 1.6.2011

Incredibly easy to make. I end up making breadsticks with the left over dough and put melted garlic butter on them while they cool. Yum!

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rosamyers on 11.13.2010

These rolls are so good, there is just enough sugar in them to set them apart from other rolls. They are fun to make, I get my little one to help too. I use this receipe for dinner rolls once a week. It’s my families favorite.

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