Hawaiian Style Rolls
**Makes 12 Rolls
Hawaiian Rolls
*3/4 cup Pineapple Juice, fresh or canned
*1/3 cup Brown Sugar
*1/4 cup Milk
*4 tablespoons Butter, melted
*1 tablespoon Instant Yeast
*1 Egg
*1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract
*3 and 1/2 cups All-purpose Flour more for dusting
*1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt
Directions:
In a sauce pan heat on low the sugar and pineapple just until heated through then add the milk, remove from heat allow to cool to 105*F. Then add the yeast and let sit for 10 minutes or until bubbly.
In a stand mixer with dough hook attachment add the egg, melted butter, vanilla and salt. Then add the yeast mixture. Mix on low speed adding the flour a 1/2 cup at a time until incorporated. Then turn speed to medium-low and allow to knead with dough hook in stand mixer about 5 to 8 minutes. Semi-sticky dough.
Cover and allow the dough to rise in bowl for 1 hour or until double in bulk.
Remove the dough from the bowl and form into a flat loaf and cut in half with a bench cutter length wise and then into 12 pieces of roll dough.
Form each piece of dough into a smooth round ball. Place dough balls onto a quarter baking sheet spacing evenly apart into 4 rows, 3 on each row.
Allow the roll dough to rise again another 30 minutes to 1 hour, until rolls double again in size.
Bake in a preheated 400*F. Oven 12 to 15 minutes until golden brown.
Optional: Rub the tops with butter after baking.
Enjoy!
Lindy