Comments on Thai Food by SheSimmers: Best Dinner Rolls - Old-Fashioned and Rustic

Thank YOU! for a recipe that's not sweet. I wa...

2010-12-09T10:40:00.144-06:00

Thank YOU! for a recipe that's not sweet. I was searching all over.

Ah, I tried making them today and failed utterably...

2010-09-24T01:41:56.989-05:00

Ah, I tried making them today and failed utterably....
Will try again tomorrow! Any tips? It's cold at the moment, so the 'warm place' I put the dough was an oven that was heated to the lowest setting for 3-5 mins then switched off.

The bread was crispy on top and didn't really rise in the oven. The inside was soft but not fluffy and the bubbles left inside were fairly big compared to what I see in the picture.

Thank you for the recipe anyhow! :) I'm glad I stumbled into your blog. Your words are so interesting and funny to read. :)

These rolls really do look like the Platonic ideal...

2010-02-07T18:06:12.630-06:00

These rolls really do look like the Platonic ideal of a dinner roll . . .

These look incredibly fluffy and delicious! I am ...

2010-02-06T13:37:25.841-06:00

These look incredibly fluffy and delicious! I am going to have to agree that they are the perfect dinner roll. But to corroborate fully, I am going to have to make them. I think that can be arranged...

Thanks for this one. I would like to make some tod...

2010-02-05T20:09:08.336-06:00

Thanks for this one. I would like to make some today. I like this one served hot with butter on the top.

These seem very much like my grandma's rolls. ...

2010-02-05T12:13:42.040-06:00

These seem very much like my grandma's rolls. There was, of course, no recipe, but we did try to measure as she went along once in an attempt to get a ballpark estimate.

Two slight differences- half the batch always got a extra dollop of butter after coming out of the oven. And those were the ones we used for jelly and jam.

Second, there was no gentle deflating after the first rise. The real secret ingredient? Whichever kids were around got to punch down the dough ball; we took punch literally. We also got to make a number of mini rolls, about the size of our thumbs to fill in any gaps in the trays.

Those rolls look just perfect! All you needed to ...

2010-02-05T11:44:17.609-06:00

Those rolls look just perfect! All you needed to do was show me that picture of the one you pulled off of the loaf to convince me!

Hi Tanya - Thanks. You can replace the water with ...

2010-02-03T12:55:47.392-06:00

Hi Tanya - Thanks. You can replace the water with the same amount of evaporated milk (which is more concentrated than regular milk without being as rich as half-n-half or heavy cream) and forget the milk powder. You can use this trick in any bread recipe that calls for milk powder.

These look so good! Anything I can substitute for ...

2010-02-03T12:49:38.181-06:00

These look so good! Anything I can substitute for the milk powder?

all of your descriptions are my idea of an ideal d...

2010-02-03T10:41:17.925-06:00

all of your descriptions are my idea of an ideal dinner roll! these rolls look great almost like pan de sal which are truly my favorite roll.

I love the way you describe these dinner rolls. Th...

2010-02-03T00:30:24.647-06:00

I love the way you describe these dinner rolls. That's how I personally decide whether or not to try a recipe. I am totally going to try these. Thanks for sharing!

You convinced me!! While I do prefer the buttery v...

2010-02-02T23:22:45.980-06:00

You convinced me!! While I do prefer the buttery variety with a hint of sugar, not too much, though, I would try these rolls in a second. Lovely photos. Thanks for a great recipe. Bookmarked!

Oh boy. I think we will have to agree to disagree ...

2010-01-30T12:02:21.200-06:00

Oh boy. I think we will have to agree to disagree on the sweet part (I think the sweet is complementary -- but I've been the bacon in pancakes kind of guy). Buttery I don't mind either :) But I agree on everything else (and I don't like sweetish things *all* the time.) So, based on that, these do look perfect and ideal :)

I am with you, I like them soft!

2010-01-30T08:41:09.831-06:00

I am with you, I like them soft!

Love dinner rolls, I do like the pull aparts for t...

2010-01-30T08:31:27.280-06:00

Love dinner rolls, I do like the pull aparts for the good ratio of white bread to crust. It's important for the overall flavour. If you haven't yet check out The Fresh Loaf
http://www.thefreshloaf.com

wow the texture looks perfect!

2010-01-30T03:45:13.950-06:00

wow the texture looks perfect!

I'm going to have to differ from you here. Fo...

2010-01-29T21:38:50.405-06:00

I'm going to have to differ from you here. For me the perfect rolls are whole wheat Fresh from the oven with melted butter and honey - oh wow, you are bringing back memories. My mom and grandma made them, and I have too (won grand champion in the State Fair, thank you very much) but they were so light and fluffy and tasty - just about perfect. We ground our own wheat and I think the secret was that we let them rise twice. Aside from that small difference, I'll thumb wrestle you for the last roll, because you had me at roll.

Wow...the best rolls I've seen! I want some :P...

2010-01-29T03:27:46.307-06:00

Wow...the best rolls I've seen! I want some :P

Yum!! Nothing like a warm dinner rolls with a spre...

2010-01-28T22:55:19.679-06:00

Yum!! Nothing like a warm dinner rolls with a spread of butter. I love the nice rounded shape of the top crust. The first picture sort of reminds of of monkey bread from the way they're grouped together.

I definitely don't want sweet bread with my di...

2010-01-28T22:36:07.895-06:00

I definitely don't want sweet bread with my dinner, so your version sounds good. I wish it was possible to achieve this beautiful stretchiness with a gluten free flour!

Soft and fluffy! So this is how old fashoioned din...

2010-01-28T20:56:22.703-06:00

Soft and fluffy! So this is how old fashoioned dinner rolls should be!

Those look pretty good to me! I like my dinner ro...

2010-01-28T20:35:42.801-06:00

Those look pretty good to me! I like my dinner rolls very soft with a buttery crust. To that end, I brush the rolls with butter before AND during baking. :) I do loves me some butter!