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Cloverleaf Dinner Rolls

This cloverleaf dinner roll won't let you down. The no-fail recipe is easy to make from start to finish and results in a light, yeasty, buttery roll.

Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Keyword bread, dinner rolls, rolls
Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Rise Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 30 minutes
Servings 10 rolls
Author Jettskitchen.com

Ingredients

  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 6 Tablespoons softened butter (unsalted)
  • 1 cup mashed potatoes unseasoned (1 medium baking potato should yield 1 cup)
  • 3/4 cup lukewarm water (potato water works well)
  • 4 1/4 cups All-purpose flour (unbleached)
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast or active dry yeast
  • Butter to apply to roll tops after baked (optional)

Instructions

  1. Mix and knead all the ingredients together by hand, mixer or bread machine making a smooth soft dough.

  2. Place dough in a lightly greased bowl, cover bowl with plastic, and let the dough rise until its doubled in size (about 90 minutes). If you are using a bread machine, let the machine complete its cycle, then leave the dough in the machine to rise.  

Making Cloverleaf Dough

  1. Gently deflate the dough and divide it into 4 pieces (see diagram below).

  2. Take each fourth and divide that into fours making a total of 16 cuts (see diagram below).

  3. Now take one of the cuts and pull apart to make three small balls. Do this for every cut.

  4. Place 3 small balls of dough into a lightly greased cupcake pan like so.

  5. Cover pan with lightly greased plastic wrap and let the dough rise for 1 1/2 to 2 hours in a warm draft free location, until they are quite puffy.

  6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

  7. Bake rolls for 20-25 minutes, until they are golden brown and feel set. Remove from oven and turn out onto a cooling rack. Brush with melted butter, if desired.

  8. Serve rolls warm or at room temperature. Store rolls wrapped in plastic for several days at room temperature. Freezing rolls will provide longer storage.

  9. ENJOY!