oatmeal rolls with honey butter

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• rolls:
• 4 cups boiling water
• 2 cups rolled oats
• 1 1/3 cups brown sugar
• 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 2/3 cup lukewarm water
• 4 teaspoons salt
• 8 cups all-purpose flour, or more as needed
• honey butter:
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs 30 mins


• stir boiling water and oats together in a bowl; set aside to thicken and cool, 10 to 15 minutes. stir brown sugar and vegetable oil into oat mixture.
• dissolve yeast in lukewarm water in a bowl. let stand until the yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam, about 5 minutes. stir yeast mixture and salt into oat mixture. beat flour, 1 cup at a time, into oat mixture until dough is soft. turn dough a floured surface and knead for 10 minutes.
• place dough in an oiled bowl and cover with a damp towel; let rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• punch dough down and form into rolls; arrange on baking sheets. let rise again until doubled in size, about 30 minutes.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• bake rolls in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes.
• beat butter, honey, and cinnamon together in a bowl using an electric mixer until creamy and smooth. serve honey butter with rolls.