Butter Fan Rolls

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Ingredients:
3/4 cup warm milk (110 degrees)
1/3 cup (2 1/4 ounces) sugar
1 large egg and 1 large egg yolk, room temperature
1 tablespoon instant or rapid-rise yeast
3 1/2 cups (17 1/2 ounces)
         all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons salt
8 tablespoons unsalted butter , cut into 8 pieces and softened, plus 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Preparation:

This makes 12 rolls Do not over flour the counter when rolling out the dough in step 3, and use a bench scraper to square off the edges of the rectangle. Make sure to plan ahead: This dough takes about 3 hours to rise before baking.

1. In bowl of stand mixer, combine milk, sugar, egg and yolk, and yeast and let sit until foamy, about 3 minutes. Add flour and salt. Fit stand mixer with dough hook and knead on medium-low speed until dough is shaggy, about 2 minutes.

2. With mixer running, add softened butter 1 piece at a time until incorporated. Continue to knead until dough is smooth, about 5 minutes. Transfer dough to greased large bowl, cover tightly with plastic wrap, and let rise at room temperature until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 hours.

3. Grease 12-cup muffin tin. Press down on dough to deflate and transfer to lightly floured counter (do not overflour counter). Divide dough into 2 equal balls (about 1 pound each). Roll one dough ball into 15 by 12-inch rectangle with long side parallel to counter’s edge.

4. Using pizza wheel, cut dough vertically into 6 (2 1/2-inch-wide by 12-inch-long) strips. Brush tops of 5 strips evenly with 1 tablespoon melted butter, leaving 1 strip unbuttered. Stack strips squarely on top of each other, buttered to unbuttered side, finishing with unbuttered strip on top.

5. Using sharp knife, cut stacked dough strips crosswise into 6 equal stacks. Place stacks, cut side up, in each of 6 muffin cups. Repeat with remaining dough ball and 1 tablespoon melted butter. Cover tin loosely with plastic and let dough rise at room temperature until doubled in size, 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours. Adjust oven rack to upper-middle-position and heat oven to 350 degrees.

6. Bake until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes (until internal temperature registers 200 degrees), rotating muffin tin halfway through baking. Brush rolls with remaining 2 tablespoons melted butter. Let cool in muffin tin for 5 minutes. Remove rolls from muffin tin and transfer to wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.

1. ROLL AND CUT: Roll one of the balls into a rectangle and cut it into six strips. Brush five of the strips with melted butter.

2.STACK: Place the six strips in a stack, ending with the unbuttered one on top.

3. CUT: Use a chef’s knife to cut the stack of strips into six equal stacks.

4. PLACE IN TIN: Carefully transfer each stack to a cup of a muffin tin, cut side up. Repeat with remaining dough ball to fill the tin, let rise, and bake.