Texas Roadhouse Rolls

This is what the "Medium" batter should look like.

This is what the "soft" dough should look like.
It's resting on the counter for 10 minutes.

Smooth and satiny dough, put into greased bowl.

I cut the dough with my pizza cutter.

Ta-da!!

4 t. active dry yeast
1/2 c. warm water
2 c. milk, scalded and cooled to lukewarm
3 T. melted butter, slightly cooled
1/2 c. sugar
2 quarts all purpose flour (7-8 cups) - I used bread flour
2 whole eggs
2 t. salt

Dissolve yeast in warm water with a teaspoon of sugar.  Set aside for a few minutes to allow time to "grow".  Then add yeast, milk, sugar and enough flour to make a medium batter.  Beat thoroughly.  Let stand until light and foamy.  Add melted butter, eggs and salt.  Beat well.  Add enough flour to form a soft dough (approximately 3 1/2-4 cups).  Sprinkle a small amount of flour onto counter and let dough rest for 10 minutes.  Meanwhile, grease a large bowl.  Knead dough until smooth and satiny and put in greased bowl; turn over to grease top.  Cover and let rise in a warm place until double in size.  Punch down.  Turn onto a floured surface.**  Divide into portions for shaping; let rest 10 minutes.  Shape dough into desired forms.  Place on greased baking sheets.  Let rise until doubled.  Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.  Baste immediately with butter.  Serve with Cinnamon Honey Butter (see recipe below).

**I shaped my rolls by rolling out the dough into a rectangle, about 1/2-inch thick, then I folded the rectangle in half, making it about 1-inch thick.  I used my rolling pin and rolled over the dough, ever so gently, just to seal the two halves together.  I then used a pizza cutter and cut the rolls into squares and placed those on my greased baking sheets.

Cinnamon Honey Butter
2 sticks butter at room temperature
1 c. powdered sugar
1 c. honey
2 t. ground cinnamon

Using the whisk attachment on a stand up mixer whip the butter (make sure it's soft and at room temperature) approximately 5 minutes.  Add the powdered sugar.  Mix well.  Then add the honey.  Mix well.  Then the cinnamon.  Whip it good!  Scrape the sides.  Whip it again!