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