I finally did it!

I have tried many times to make rolls and they are always a disaster. I haven't been about to make good frozen dough rolls. I know pathetic. Well, 2 nights ago I found this recipes on allrecipes.com (my very favorite website for recipes!) and all the reviews of this recipes said these were the best rolls ever. That usually doesn't happen, so that peeked my interest and I decided I wanted to make them. I also found a little video on how to make round balls for rolls. I never knew there was a technique but there is and that make all the difference. Anyways these were way way yummy! I couldn't believe I made them! I will definitely be making these over and over again! Now to find a good recipe that tastes like the cinnamon butter at Texas Roadhouse.

all formed and ready to rise

damp towel to cover them while rising....I've used greased plastic wrap in the past and that always ruined the dough....the damp towel worked much better!

Fresh out the oven....the temp was bit high, so they got done quicker than I expected. Next time I will cook at a lower heat and hopefully the bottoms will get as brown as the tops

Here's the recipe (from allrecipes.com, submitted by: Donna West)

Sweet Dinner Rolls

• 1/2 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 1/2 cup warm milk
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
  

1. Place water, milk, egg, 1/3 cup butter, sugar, salt, flour and yeast in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select Dough/Knead and First Rise Cycle; press Start.
2. When cycle finishes, turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide dough in half. Roll each half into a 12 inch circle, spread 1/4 cup softened butter over entire round. Cut each circle into 8 wedges. Roll wedges starting at wide end; roll gently but tightly. Place point side down on ungreased cookie sheet. Cover with clean kitchen towel and put in a warm place, let rise 1 hour. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
3. Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes, until golden.

As you can see, I didn't make them into crescent rolls. Also, I used 1 cup of water and 4tsp of powdered milk instead regular milk. I also cooked them at 375 for 12 minutes. I think next time I will cook them at 350 or maybe even 325, so the bottoms can get browned better and not burn the tops.

This is the article ( how to form dough rounds ) that I read to learn how to shape the rolls.