Sweet Rolls
Dragonborn, no matter who you become - Listener and leader of the Dark Brotherhood, Arch-Mage of the College of Winterhold, Nightingale of the Thieves Guild, Harbinger of the Companions, all of the above, or more - few things are as constant as this delightful baked good, present in every home. Be prepared to share, it takes a warrior's appetite to consume an entire one yourself!
Inspired by | Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
One serving makes six rolls.
Ingredients
Sweet Roll Dough
4 cups flour
½ cup sugar
½ cup milk
½ cup warm water
¼ cup butter
2 eggs
active dry yeast
1 tsp salt
GLAZE
4 cups confectioner's sugar
1 cup butter, softened
2 tbsp whole milk
1 tbsp vanilla extract
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Directions
Instructions
Scald the milk by bringing it to a boil and then immediately removing from heat. Stir in the sugar, salt, and butter. Set aside to cool until lukewarm.
Mix the warm (not hot!) water and yeast until dissolved, stir in the milk mixture, beaten eggs, and flour, adding the flour one cup at a time and stirring in gradually. At this point the dough should be smooth and moist but not overly sticky.
Turn out the dough onto a well floured surface, and knead until smooth no longer lumpy. This should take about 10 minutes.
Butter the inside of a large mixing bowl and toss the dough in. Turn the dough over until it is well coated with butter.
Cover the bowl and place in a warm place to let the dough rise for an hour; by now it should have approximately doubled in size. If not, let rise slightly longer.
After it has risen, lightly punch down the dough and split it into six even portions, one per mini bundt pan, and let the dough rise again for about 45 minutes. During this time, the dough should again double in size.
If you don't have six mini-bundt pans (maybe you didn't select the large kitchen expansion in your Hearthfire home?) you can place the extra dough in the fridge and bake in batches, or bake together in the form of your choosing.Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Bake the for 20-25 minutes; a toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean.
While the sweet rolls are baking, prepare the glaze. In a large mixing bowl, add the confectioner’s sugar, softened butter, milk, and vanilla. Stir until well combined, then beat on a low setting until a thick, creamy consistency is reached. You can adjust the consistency by adding milk 1 tsp at a time, but remember that it will thin slightly when spread on the warm rolls. Set aside.
Remove the sweet rolls from the oven and let cool slightly (about five minutes). At this point, remove from the mini-bundt pan, flip over, and spread on a thick layer of glaze on while they are still warm. This will help soften the glaze. Let cool only slightly, then serve warm.
Tips!
The key to light, fluffy rolls is letting the dough rise fully. For baking at altitude, allow longer time to rise - you can place the dough in the fridge if it is rising for more than four hours. This will slow the rising time but keep the raw ingredients fresh.
