You will probably dream about wrapping yourself in one of these buttery, pillowy-soft rolls on a cold day. Ok, maybe you don’t dream about food like I do, but I hope you will make these and fill your house with the scent of freshly baked bread and butter taking a snooze in the oven together.
I made these so many times trying to perfect the recipe. I burned the bottom of the rolls EVERY SINGLE TIME. Likely from the quantity of butter and baking the rolls too close to the bottom of the oven and overbaking them…so many variables. I started by tucking a little knob of butter inside each roll because I randomly read somewhere that you were supposed to do that; all that accomplished was melting out, creating a frying pan full of butter in the bottom of the pan armed and ready to burn my rolls. I gave up on this idea eventually and settled for buttering the rolls after they were baked, which is obviously better anyway because the butter stays where it’s supposed to and you actually taste it.
But one day, I finally did it! They were not burnt, but had the most perfect golden-brown, slightly crisp bottom that made me want to cry with joy and pride. (This was also the day I didn’t overcook a prime rib, too.) The folding technique can be a little tricky, so I recommend using these instructions to give you some visuals on how to do it. I accidentally made them with the fold upside-down, but it honestly does not matter one bit. Make them your own! The shape will be perfectly imperfect, but they will be so golden-brown, warm and inviting that no one will notice when you serve them. And make sure you serve with pleeeenty of butter for slathering.
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