Fast & Easy FLUFFY Dinner Rolls

So I don't know if anyone even still checks this blog, but if you do you're in for a real treat with this recipe. I just discovered it on this blog. I always want to have fresh rolls for dinner, but I hardly ever make them because they take forever and most recipes make a million rolls. Well this recipe today makes only 12 rolls - perfect for a small family's dinner. AND it's a way fast and easy recipe. I really don't think you can go wrong if you just follow the instructions. They're really big and fluffy and pretty - they turned out prettier than any rolls I've ever made without my mom's help. I think you could make up to 24 rolls if you wanted smaller ones. Seriously, you guys gotta try these.

Time: about 1 hour 10 minutes
Yield: 12 rolls
Recipe from Jamie Cooks It Up!

3/4 C milk
4 T butter
3/4 C hot water
4 T sugar
1 t salt
4 - 4 1/2 C flour
1 heaping T yeast (active dry or instant)

1. Pour your milk into a microwave safe container. Pyrex glass measuring cups work fabulously. Add your butter to the milk and put it in the microwave for 1 1/2 minutes.
2. Preheat your oven to 170 degrees. While the milk is getting nice and toasty, turn on the tap to get your water hot. Temperature is important to making these rolls rise quickly. If you add cold water, your rolls are going to rise at a snail's pace, and you'll feel like cursing. I put my hand in the water to test it. You want it to be just on the edge of unpleasant.
3. Put your milk/butter and hot water in the bottom of your Mixer. Add the sugar and salt. Then add 2 C of the flour...let it mix for 1 minute.
4. Add the yeast. Turn the mixer on and add the rest of the flour 1 C at a time.
5. You have enough flour when the dough scrapes the side of the bowl clean - don't add too much. Mix on medium speed for 5 minutes.
6. Cover with plastic wrap (or leave lid on mixer if you have a Bosch) and let sit for 5 minutes. You need the plastic wrap/lid to trap the heat.
7. Coat the inside of a 9x13 pan with butter or cooking spray.
8. Spray your counter, or a cutting board with cooking spray. Lay your dough on top of it.
9. Take a sharp knife, spray it with cooking spray and cut your dough into 12 pieces. Make them as equal as you can....perfection is not necessary.
10. Gently round them into balls, and put them in your buttered 9x13 pan.
11. Put the pan into your warm 170 degree oven. Let them rise for about 20 minutes or until they have risen slightly above the rim of the pan.
12. Leave your pan in the oven and turn the heat up to 350 degrees. Bake for 15 minutes. This time includes the time it takes the oven to increase in temperature. If your oven takes a long old time....you will of course need to increase the baking time. Bake until golden brown.
13. Brush with a little softened butter and serve warm.

Way easy. Way good.