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Classic Dinner Rolls

2 to 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 envelope Fleischmann’s® RapidRise Yeast
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons butter OR margarine Directions

COMBINE 3/4 cup flour, undissolved yeast, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Heat milk, water, and butter until very warm (120º to 130ºF). Add to flour mixture. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally. Add 1/4 cup flour; beat 2 minutes at high speed. Stir in enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes. Cover; let rest 10 minutes. *

DIVIDE dough into 12 equal pieces; shape into balls. Place in greased 8-inch round pan. Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 30 minutes.**
BAKE in preheated 375ºF oven for 20 minutes or until done. Remove from pan; brush with additional melted butter, if desired. Serve warm.

*For rest period, it is not necessary for the dough to double in size

**For a higher roll, I suggest allowing the rolls to rise longer than 30 minutes(maybe 45-1hr) with a pan of boiled water underneath the pan. Do allow to over-rise.

Recipe: Classic Dinner Rolls

Chocolate Overload

Brownies are the best for dessert. The only thing sweeter is adding a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream. I started baking when I was ten and it has become a hobby for stress relief. If you’re a chocolate lover like me, you will love these brownies. These brownies are chocolate overload with chocolate chips, chocolate buttercream frosting, and more chocolate chips. I am now convinced that homemade from a recipe is far better than a box mix any day. My brownies have to be fudgy from the first bite and not like cake. The recipe credit is from Hersheys.com. If you are looking for a recipe using chocolate this is my go to site.

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